Comment by matrix87

Comment by matrix87 4 days ago

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> Perhaps a better question is - if one can get an offer at other FAANGs and the equivalents... is there a reason to choose Amazon over others?

People on blind say facebook is pretty similar with the hire to fire culture

eitally 4 days ago

I spent 8 years at Google (Cloud) and have lots of friends in the revolving door of AWS -> Google Cloud -> MSFT/Azure. I've been long convinced that MSFT has the best management and offers the most predictable corporate culture & behaviors. At least on the Azure side, comp is on par with both of the others, so if I had options for all three I'd definitely choose Microsoft.

Meta pays better but it's too long a drive from where I live to put up with the reduction in WLB.

  • VirusNewbie 4 days ago

    MSFT you need to be Principal 1 to make what an L5 at Google makes, according to levels. Maybe the is lower for Principal Engineer at MSFT?

    When I interviewed at Azure (hiring event where I talked to 3+ TLs) I was not impressed at all, which is quite a contrast to when I interviewed at GCP. Maybe I got unlucky!

alienthrowaway 4 days ago

Meta is not similar to Amazon at all in broad company culture. It's not even close. The RSU vesting schedule differences are one hint.

VirusNewbie 4 days ago

I have not interviewed at either company, but Meta is known to be harder to get into and pay quite a bit more than Amazon. I imagine they treat their employees quite a bit better as well, though i'm sure expectations are still high, like they are at all FAANGs.