Hello Everyone, I was accepted at Amazon Seattle, but I really want to go to Amazon office in santa Monica. Is there any good way to skip Seattle and go directly to Santa Monica or work a bit in Seattle then transfer to Santa Monica office? Thanks in advance for your help
What do you mean by accepted? They made an offer or you already signed one?
no...still negotiating a deal and meeting some hiring managers for different roles in Seattle but they congratulated me already for passing the onsite interview
Isn't SM just video, not studio? I've heard mixed things about that org. Unless you really just have a hard-on for LA...
FWIW, moved to LA from Seattle in Feb: it's ok, but not amazing. If my job was available in Seattle, I'd go back.
I do have family and friends in LA and i love warm weather no rain and the beach they do have some sde positions it is a small office though I guess
Would you consider Irvine? Much bigger office with quite a few teams hiring sde2s across Alexa, devices, Appstore, aws, etc
Yeah i would.. priority to Santa Monica though. If it doesn't work then Irvine for sure.. better than Seattle i guess Alexa they do C/C++ right? my favorite as well :)
Find out openings on Amazon careers in Santa Monica and send the one you like to your lead recruiter. If you have performed above average in Interviews, he should be able to fwd your profile to hiring manager for that role and if he likes it then you are in!
Well I asked them if i have another Choice than Seattle.. they said unfortunately not! So I applied to a position in Santa Monica.. if i get contacted I tell them that I was already accepted. Hope this goes as planned before I sign. Thanks for your reply :)
I'm not sure you'll be able to skip Seattle, but you can transfer at any time. You'll pay for relocation.