How to boomerang AMZN to Twitch

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Apr 3 16 Comments

I’m coming in to AMZN as an SDE 1. My goal is to eventually move to Twitch with a competitive TC. Is this process/timeline a good way of approaching this:

1. Stay on my team for ~2 years until I get promoted to SDE 2

2. Leave and boomerang back for a competitive TC within 6 months without needing to reinterview.

3. Apply to internally transfer to Twitch as a SDE 2. Requires a normal loop similar to external hires.

My understanding is that getting promoted internally results in a small increase in TC to the new level, so I will go from top of SDE 1 band to bottom of SDE 2 band. By boomeranging, I will be able to get a competitive offer instead. I also will not need to reinterview if I return to my old team within 6 months, but will need to go from AMZN to Twitch since they have their own loops.

Is this approach reasonable or should I just try to transfer to Twitch asap as a SDE 1 if that is my goal? I’m currently in cooldown period from getting rejected after their on-site.

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  • Stripe
    $tripper🫦

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    $tripper🫦
    Why would you wait 2+ years if your goal is to work at Twitch?

    Join Amazon. Work on your team for a year (or less, it's pretty easy to switch internally). Join Twitch unless you're on the brink of promo. Pursue your L4->L5 promo at Twitch.
    Apr 3 2
    • Meta
      dumbler

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      OP
      I thought it would take longer to get promoted if you switch teams?

      Ex: if it takes 2 years to go L4 to L5, then if I switch after 1 year then it’ll take 2 years from the time I start at the new team, and overall 3 years to go to L5?
      Apr 3
    • Stripe
      $tripper🫦

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      $tripper🫦
      Just depends on how badly you want promo vs wanting to work at Twitch.
      Apr 3
  • Uber
    HgTl47

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    HgTl47
    If you come back without interview, you’ll get the same TC you had before
    Apr 3 7
  • Twitch
    AndyBassy

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    AndyBassy
    Going to let our recruiting team know to keep an eye out for this. Good luck!
    Apr 10 0
  • Twitch
    wholesome2

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    wholesome2
    Is it really worth all that effort?
    Apr 4 1
    • Meta
      doobler

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      doobler
      I’m coming in to a ML team which I feel will be good for my growth but want to eventually transition to the product side. I also use twitch more than other platforms.

      The reason to boomerang was to keep a competitive TC since im assuming because twitch is owned by Amazon it wouldn’t be an external offer and TC would stagger
      Apr 4
  • Amazon / Eng
    cruzctrl

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    cruzctrl
    If you really want to work at twitch, just switch now. There’s no reason to wait that long. Switch now and work on your promotion there.
    5d 0