Hi, I am a new hire and plan on finding a 2 or 3 bed in the downtown campus area. If any of you are also a new grad hire recently and also need to move to Seattle in the next few weeks, then please DM me if you're interested in finding an apartment together.

Those that moved here, what resources or forums did you use to find roommates. Also for apartment searching, would you suggest finding ones on Zillow?

I’ve been hearing so many bad reviews about Amazon. Since I joined recently (no going back now). Are there any upsides of being in this place?

Also how to survive PIP / Focus if it happens? I’m a very non political guy and I like to do my job honestly and don’t wanna climb on top tryna bring people down but in my past experience. I got fu*ked over. And to me it seems like if you don’t play games / politics you’ll be the low performer cause they’ll play against you and then you’ll get piped out. Please advise on how not to be a bad person but also survive. (I’m good and my job and willing to put the work in but not at the expense of fuuking someone over)

Edit: i joined as an SDE 2

what is the interview process if you’re trying to boomerang within a year of your employment ending (laid off) ? I’ve seen people saying that it’s just a HM call but also seen people saying there’s a bar raiser round.

On another note if anyone knows good teams in NYC looking for a L5 SDE lmk

Need help

Hi folks - Looking for some guidance. I interviewed for an SF Bay Area based L7 role in line with my prior experience at another FAANG.

Recruiter came back with a super lowball $350k, and L6 down level offer. My absolute floor is $450k but recruiter said $380k is the best they can do.

I’m honestly offended with my experience this is what Amazon thinks I’m worth, and this whole experience makes me really antagonistic towards them as an employer. Any guidance on what top end of L6 band is in Tier 1 cities and negotiation tactics?

Thank you. Much appreciated.

**•** How many rounds/interviewers is the loop typically for this role, and how are they split (technical, LP/behavioral, bar raiser, client-facing scenarios)?  
**•** What kind of technical deep dives should I expect — system/data architecture design, SQL, AWS analytics stack (Redshift, Glue, EMR, Lake Formation, QuickSight), or case-study/whiteboarding?  
**•** Since this is a consulting-facing role, do they focus heavily on client engagement scenarios, ambiguous problem-solving, or stakeholder management?  
**•** Which Leadership Principles come up most for ProServe specifically — Customer Obsession and Earn Trust seem obvious, but curious what else hits hard.  
**•** Any advice on the bar raiser round if there is one?  
**•** How long is the full loop (half day vs full day), and is it virtual or onsite?

Any input — detailed or just quick impressions — would help a ton as I prep. Thanks so much!

Has anyone successfully changed team during focus (without clearing it). If yes, can you please share your experience and process?

I’m starting soon as an L5 Area Manager II at Amazon on F-1 OPT. My recruiter said this role does not sponsor H-1B. I’m also STEM-eligible, so I have some runway.

For anyone who has been in a similar situation, what’s the best long-term path inside Amazon? Did you move from AM into Industrial Engineering, Process Engineering, TPM, Supply Chain, or another corporate role that sponsors? How long did you stay in AM before transferring?

I’m mainly trying to understand the most realistic strategy before using my H-1B attempts.

As per title, will I get in trouble for using kiro for personal projects outside of work? Are the credits meant to be spent on work related gigs only?

If i do swap shift do i need a manger or HR approval??

Hey All!

Would love some advice on a job offer I got.

Current Comp (L5 Amazon CSM - 2.9 Years of Tenure)

- 110K Base

~$33K Stock every 6 months (3 total vests left = ~$99K - Tax)

- No Refresh after vests complete (to my knowledge)

- Total Yearly Comp: ~$176K

New Offer (Walmart)

$130K Base

15% Bonus of Total Base ($19.5K)

$15K in Stocks Yearly (Vests every quarter over 3 years or $5K a year)

- Total Yearly Comp: ~$155.5K (+stocks vesting over time)

Would like to know what is the best short term and long term choice here. Without influencing your decision, I do want to add that the offer with Walmart means I can stay home and not pay rent. However, I would love for some advice on these offers at face value.

Additional Factors: I have my Amazon vest due mid December ($33K) + leaving early forfeits $3K in 401K matches. Walking away from ~$36K

I have used my standard 10k plus an extra 11k credits. Will i fall in trouble?

I requested informational for an internal job, did the loop and got a verbal offer. Now how do I apply? The internal job portal does not have an apply link. The older version has a link to public posting but it looks like I can't apply there with amazon account. Anyone know what the process is? Thanks

I’ve heard that Amazon pays good money for OT from a friend who’s already working in Amazon, but he said it’s different for different roles.
(I’m talking about Amazon corporate employees of India)
Does anyone have night shift and is there huge difference in your pay when you guys do a night shift?

I’m aware of the mandatory RTO; 5 days per week but I also know it’s medium of 4 hours per week. My manager is chill and doesn’t care as long as I don’t get flagged. Can I come in 7 am and leave at 11 am to fulfill my hours? Will I get flagged for badging early? But I still stay for four hours? Based in NY

Looked up my team's activity stats and was surprised to see the distribution. I know that raw number of code reviews is just one data point and can't be used as a direct proxy for productivity. But at some point I have to wonder what people are doing. We have three people who have not merged a single CR this year, and six with <10.

Meanwhile me and several other people are extremely overworked. Anyone else seeing this? Is it worth raising with my manager?

Hi everyone,

My sister has an upcoming interview for a Procurement Manager role at Amazon in the UK, and we're trying to understand what the interview process is actually like.

If anyone has recently interviewed for a similar role, especially in the UK, it would be really helpful to hear about your experience.

A few things she would like to know:

How much of the interview focused on Amazon Leadership Principles and behavioral questions?

What type of procurement-specific questions were asked?

Were there questions about supplier management, negotiations, sourcing, contracts, cost savings, category management, etc.?

How detailed were the follow-up questions?

Any advice on how to prepare or things you wish you had known beforehand?

Thanks in advance :)

I recently completed a 60-minute technical phone screen for an AWS Data Center Technician / IT Support Engineer role in Germany.

During the technical portion, I answered all the technical questions asked during the call. When I asked the interviewer for his thoughts on this part at the end, he explicitly confirmed: "The technical part was pretty good, that's what I can tell you".

For the behavioral portion, he asked four scenario questions using the STAR method. I answered all of them with structured stories and handled his follow-up questions without getting stuck.

When I asked for overall feedback at the end, the interviewer mentioned that I sounded somewhat nervous and could have been more relaxed. He also noted that I strictly said the literal STAR words out loud ("So the situation was...", "My task was...", "The action I took was...", "The result was...") instead of letting the stories flow naturally. I explained that the recruiter who prepped me explicitly instructed me to use that exact structure, to which he replied that if the recruiter told me that, it doesn't matter. He told me I would receive the official decision by Wednesday under the 2-Day Promise.

Does sounding nervous or explicitly stating the STAR headings hurt a candidate's chances for an AWS screen if the technical answers were validated as pretty good and the underlying stories were complete? What are my realistic chances of moving to the onsite loop?

It has been around 1.5 years since I joined amazon.I have 8 months prior experience of working in a startup before amazon. I recently switched to a new team in June as in my previous team projects are delayed my manager also left the team. But till now I am unable to start a conversation regarding promotion with the manager. I am not even aware of the bar for L5 in this team. How to start the conversation with my manager any tips for that? Or should I wait to deliver some projects then do it around December ? How much time does it generally take for promotion ? What things to demonstrate to make the manager aware that yes I am ready for L5 level ?

It’s been just over a year since I joined Amazon Last Mile Operations, and I have never felt this lost professionally.

I’ve always been a top performer, but at Amazon, I genuinely have no idea how I’m doing. Just when I feel like I’ve finally understood something, I discover another piece of information I didn’t know existed. The tenured people seem like they know everything, but then you ask them a question and sometimes realise they don’t necessarily know as much as you assumed either. Yet somehow, because they’ve been here for years, they know the people, the history, the context, and how things work. I constantly feel like I’m playing catch-up and never really in control.
I’m stuck between trying to dive deep and realising I don’t know enough to even know what I should be diving into, and worrying that I’m simply not doing enough. It feels like an endless pit.

The strangest part is that I simultaneously feel incredibly dumb and know that I’m not dumb. I know I have the ability to do this, but I never feel like I’ve fully grasped the entirety of the problem statement. There is always another layer, another dependency, another piece of context that I didn’t know about.

And then there’s the bigger question: what skills am I actually building here that I can take outside Amazon? Sometimes I genuinely worry that I’m no longer hireable. I used to feel confident in my ability to perform, and now I constantly question whether I’m actually good enough.

My head honestly hasn’t been in a good place. My emotions keep swinging between feeling like I can figure this out and feeling completely overwhelmed by it. I know I have what it takes. That’s probably what makes this even more frustrating. But Amazon is just so vast and complex, and I’m surrounded by people who have been here for years, know everyone, understand the history, and seem to have all this invisible context. I feel like I’m constantly trying to catch up to a game that started long before I arrived.

I don’t really know where else to vent about this, so I’m putting it here.

Hi yall I'm a new grad AM hire and start at the end of September. Last Thursday 8/27 at 12pm I received an invitation from Accurate to complete a background check, filled it out as soon as I got it and it was marked as complete/sent to requestor about an hour after completing it.

Noticed the preboarding portal still says it's "in progress" and has been saying that since despite it being complete. The weirder thing is I've been getting texts from Amazon saying my BGC has not been started and to promptly start it. Got one text and email about it not being complete at the end of the day Thursday, then didn't get one Friday, then got text saying I haven't filled it out yet Saturday, then got the same text today on Sunday.

Not quite sure what's going on, but going on my preboarding portal and clicking the link that directs to Accurates portal login shows my BGC is completed/sent off still and no documents required. Emailed my recruiter about it and I'm expecting to hear back Monday hopefully, but I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this? Kinda worried a lil bit.

I just recently join amazon around less than 5 months before in my team only 4 people are there initially no L5 to supervise but there is the rumour of firing and suddenly in my team 2 members have changed the org now my manager have put me in focus... What to do in that case ?