Trying to jump ship to google seattle after a year at amzn as an sde1. Has the bar gotten any lower for the interviews? I already messed up 2 rounds of interviews during college because they were too hard for me. I suck at LC currently. Will I have to study for 6+ months to get in?
Yes and yes. C level players have already crept into A positions in G. That gives way for more C level players. You are good to go
Yes - I know some mid/bottom performers from here that have even gotten in recently lol
They might be bottom performers cuz all they did at work was leetcode xd
Yeah maybe - but these people were literally BAD and didn’t even ‘meets most’... at Cisco!! In Webex BU
Why not wait another year and just try for L4?
They tend to downlevel even L5s at Amazon to l3. I am inthe same situation as op, but G said to wait for more time for headcount. I am now just leaning on getting promoted here and maybe trying for l4 in two yrs.
Recently saw some guy from Amazon with 2.5 YOE get an offer for L4
I got an offer despite bombing two rounds. Before HC the recruiter connected me with some VP and I basically sucked his dick over the phone, which I’m sure helped.
Haha 😂 thanks for this. I needed the laugh.
Bombing as in strong no hire or just lean no hire cos lean no hires won't necessarily tank your chances
Yes, practically hiring anyone with a pulse especially in cloud
Heard HC is low at the moment
Thank you for the post If possible, can you indicate where did you hear this ?
Blinders’ talkin 🤷♀️🤷♂️ but u can ask a googler to ping their hr to confirm internally HC may increase in fall