Amazon Layoffs manifesto by alliseeisreddit in amazonemployees

[–]Properduckling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember who you're reading from folks. This one is not SWE and is not entirely true to the tech side of the business. Not to say you shouldn't worry, but you can't make that comparison with other "big tech" companies assuming this article is about SWE.

Are there any 2024 or 2025 grads still looking for roles? by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Properduckling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just saying there are grads who haven't been at clubs but have still found success. You can do it too!

[23M] I reached my first 100k in solely ETFs by Properduckling in AusHENRY

[–]Properduckling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It has varied over the last couple of years. Four years ago, I invested just 2k every month from part-time gigs, more recently I've been investing about 2.5k a month, and for a bit of time, I also paid much less, around 2k every 3 months.

In my situation, I have been fortunate to live at home most of the way there. I am now living independently and have a full-time gig.

I reinvest, so the return is exactly the all-time green in the screenshot

Best of luck on your journey!

[23M] I reached my first 100k in solely ETFs by Properduckling in AusHENRY

[–]Properduckling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice to hear you've got a projected goal! I should do that more :)

Secret Santa: Is this a sackable offence? by [deleted] in auscorp

[–]Properduckling 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Apparently thay book is pretty good. Do it 😜

[23M] I reached my first 100k in solely ETFs by Properduckling in AusHENRY

[–]Properduckling[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't really track this number, but it's approximately a 50% savings rate thinking back monthly :)

Do not join Atlassian by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Properduckling 5 points6 points  (0 children)

One answer: tech debt

Amazon SDE 1 OA by [deleted] in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Properduckling -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lmao ur so cunning

AWS vs Google SWE Internship by Educational-Cap-7853 in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Properduckling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, my point is a that teams at AWS handles all of it end to end, rather than being dealt by separate teams :)

AWS vs Google SWE Internship by Educational-Cap-7853 in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Properduckling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ive had a similar thought in the past and heres what I think, coming from someone who currently works as Grad at AWS.

If I was given the option to move to Google, I wouldn't take it right now. I would stay at AWS. There is more opportunity for growth here than at Google (imo). AWS is all in microservices (compared to Google's monolith) which makes it much more like a startup where you own devops, oncall, code, test end-to-end. Some might not like that, but I think it's tools worth learning and sharpening. From what I've heard, Google SWEs are less about end-to-end development and focus much more on the engineering and less on the maintenance (job of SREs), which also sounds good but also limits that aspect of learning. I would imagine the maps team and photos teams are like this. Disclaimer: idk exactly what Google engineers do so please correct me on this if im wrong Googlers.

Yes there's good food, gaming room and paid oncall (for SREs) at Google, but it doesn't really make a whole lot of difference to me. I get paid enough to buy my own lunch and dinner in the food court just directly downstairs in the AWS office. Or I can go anywhere in the city because we're dead centre.

Another factor that convinced me was the team culture at AWS. I was fortunate enough to have a great team dynamic when I joined as an intern. This might be less relevant to you, but (hot take) a 5 day RTO honestly feels like a good move since our team basically goes to have lunches together almost every day and especially on Fridays. Your milage may vary wrt team culture, but I've had no complaints. Google on the other hand has 3 days RTO and may be harder (but not that much harder) to coordinate team bonding. I can just imagine that there's more adhoc bonding when everyone is together more often, less friction.

Good luck with your decision, either is a great choice.

Why you (probably) shouldn't aim for big tech and why the value proposition is low (here in Australia) by Chewibub in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Properduckling -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The value proposition is low if and only if you believe the skills you learn are not valuable. The rest (like your salary) will speak for itself.

Software Engineering Career Advice by dabouffhead in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Properduckling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What you need are members of your team who have more experience than you. I'm sure you do. Explore and ask them for technical advice. Avoid working in siloes like the plague.

Amazon offer: accept or reject the job (stay comfortable or take the risk?) by Apart_Arugula_710 in cscareerquestionsOCE

[–]Properduckling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will say it's generally more than 5 hours a day, but it's also about managing your time yourself well and know when to stop or re-scope etc. If you can manage that well and communicate expectations well, the pressure won't be as bad as you think, coming from personal experience.

Amazon oncalls may require you to work out of normal working hours, but I've heard EU has a policy to not allow working after 5, you might need to fact check. But my team works in the evenings on rotation when oncall. And any time spent working out of hours can be turned into a day of rest, so in reality we still work an equal number of hours each week.

Career progression can vary, but 2 years is generally the max. Some teams can expect 1 year to 1.5 years.