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I want to know the best strategy for survival at Amazon, specifically for L5 SDE Just lay out you algorithm. It should maximize peace of mind. "Just follow this and you will be fine" is there such a recipe? Be free to establish requirements (fair and unfair) #software #engineering #swe #amazon
Do your work. Demonstrate some proactive thinking; identify/push for ops improvements. Engage in team discussions. Care about growth of your peers and mentor them. Focus on mechanisms/processes that make your life and team life easy e.g. use time blocks for focus work, recurring time investments in self-learning etc. It is really not that hard.
you could just do half of these and still be fine
Bruh what It’s a job not the hunger games
haha what about the horror stories
Here’s how it works You take the job with a backup plan if your team sucks You work roughly 40 hours a week and try to actually be good at your job so you are rated well in performance review If your oncall sucks or your manager sucks or your team sucks and it’s impossible to be rated well at around 40 hours effort, then you quit or be pip’d and go with the backup plan If none of those things are true, you live life and work 40 hours a week and it’s a pretty normal job This is the same at literally any tech job. Learn this lesson now and apply it your entire career. Only difference at Amazon is higher chance of shit team/manager relative to an average company
Algorithm is simple, keep leetcoding regularly, once you're on Focus/PIP take FMLA and leave
Well, a few things: 1. Amazon L5 is a stepping stone, internal promo process sucks because you’ll make way less than an external new hire. You want to spend 2-3 years here and get a title and comp bump externally. 2. Your success is highly dependent on your manager so cultivate a good relationship with them above all else. 3. Volunteer for extra work or initiatives anytime your manager mentions them. 4. If another team asks you to do something always deflect to your manager and prioritize your own team’s work. Only help if your manager is aware you’re doing it and sees value in it. Former TT L5 here TC:435
even with TT that is the case for pay bumps? How so?
It’s been several years so idk how it works now with the higher base salaries. But at the time since base was capped, and your new stock grants would still vest with a 1 year cliff, you’re not seeing any noticeable pay increase until a year+ after promo. That stock grant will also only put you into the bottom of the L6 band though. Then, the odds are stacked against you for a good rating as a newly promoted L6, so you’d need to get lucky to get a good rating and get moved up higher in the band. Versus an external hire L6 who will start higher in the band and see the money sooner due to the cash heavy Y1+Y2 sign on comp.
Enjoy first 2 years of mostly cash comp while doing interview prep to upgrade after 2 year stock vest.
Put 1 year, learn as much as you can, then go somewhere else as a senior for a pay bump. Then boomerang back to Amazon in another year as L6 if you want.
Can’t boomerang at a higher level without a full L6 loop
you have the wrong mindset. change your mindset to thrive and you’ll be much happier
What else do you want with all the hate in Blind?
ive worked at 5 companies before amazon. people in general are the same at every company. whatever bag of tricks you used and learned at other companies will work here too. youll be fine as long as you do your work.