Amazon manager career progression

Sep 21, 2021 5 Comments

There is a couple people I know become manager in amazon with like 3 years of experience. And as far as I know they are not even senior and they barely made software eng II. This is almost unheard of at FB since you need to make E5 at least to become a manger. I am wondering how is this possible at Amazon, and is this only for internal promo or external hires with a couple years of experience can apply for a management position as well? What are the pros and cons of this career progression?

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    gVSV67

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    gVSV67
    You can be an L5 manager at Amazon, they're usually converted SDE2s. Not something people usually get hired into externally. I know a couple of people who have done this, it'll put you on the management track quicker if that's what your interest is.

    The con is that it's a role where you don't really have a lot of political power and it's essentially a non terminal role where you eventually will have to move up or out.
    Sep 21, 2021 2
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    1Name4Evaa

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    1Name4Evaa
    They are still at Amazon so only cons of this career progression is available.
    Sep 21, 2021 1