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Total YoE: 5 yrs Position: SDE 1 I got the focus plan in March 2024. I think I deserved it because I made many small mistakes and simple code bugs which resulted in me getting Needs Improvement in forte. I have already started preparing and applying for jobs after I came back from my holidays in April when I checked blind to confirm what the coaching plan REALLY is. Fast forward to today I was given 4 weeks time to finish a task all the way from scoping to implementation. I was not good at it so it took me three iterations to finalize the design. Apart from me the other two SDE 1 were all fired in a similar manner (I am the last SDE-1). I have been working in Amazon for 2 years now. I wanted to see what fellow blinders think of this situation? Base: 23 LPA ~ 20k USD
Maybe you didn't had a good mentor to coach you when some of these code issues surfaced in the initial period. That said, retrospectively i am sure you have your own learnings, which will be your biggest teacher going forward. As for Focus - There are examples of people coming out of focus too while there are arguably more examples of people taking the severance and going for a switch. I'd say decide between one of the two but play both games till the last as much as possible.
Thanks. I do agree I have my learnings. Apart from the manager's persecution for small mistakes as part of focus. I took my learnings from my peers regarding code quality and lack of contribution to design seriously (from forte feedback). Although I was not able to finish the focus plan on time. So I am most likely getting fired. I have my learnings from that as well. My mentor said that mostly having more practical experience will increase your code quality but apart from a couple of times. The rest of my commits were all changes that do not have high code quality requirements (like cdk changes and small bug fixes). So now I am looking for a startup where the code volume is higher.
All the very best! And yes, don't let this one experience determine your worth. In general most hired SDEs are almost comparable from the perspective of mental prowess and other abilities. Our learning curve heavily depends on the supportiveness of the group we are in. When you see a younger engineer stuck in similar problem, do your best to help them out.