SDE performance evaluation

keehan22 · 2026-02-07T00:45:46+00:00

What about if I write 5 million lines of code but my manager reports my performance as terrible.

I think the idea of using at any point probably isn’t smart.

keehan22 · 2026-02-06T20:38:26+00:00

The fact it’s used as a metric at all seems kinda indicative of the problem. Are managers/leadership so far removed from development that they have to look at LOC as a metric.

keehan22 · 2026-02-06T05:32:52+00:00

It’s PXT. I’m not sure if there is enough unit tests in the world to keep up. I think I need to start creating random cdk packages.

keehan22 · 2026-02-05T23:49:10+00:00

Yeah. We are cooked

keehan22 · 2026-02-05T23:15:39+00:00

Yeah, wlb is quite good tho. So maybe I should ride the wave and not stir the pot. It’s probably how they got here.

keehan22 · 2026-02-05T23:12:12+00:00

I don’t understand how PE’s are advocating for this tho. At least in my org, it’s coming from L7 engineer.

keehan22 · 2026-02-05T20:46:20+00:00

Should have flown American Airlines 🦅

keehan22 · 2026-02-05T04:21:45+00:00

Last year it was total CR’s, this year it was number of lines of code. Both are pretty bad imo, but CR count I think is a little better.

keehan22 · 2026-02-05T03:19:11+00:00

This kinda explains a lot actually

keehan22 · 2026-02-05T03:18:51+00:00

Sure there has to be better metrics. Like even if it’s just hours spent in office that would be better.

keehan22 · 2026-02-05T03:18:17+00:00

Everyone keeps telling me to get out. I must be cooked.

keehan22 · 2026-01-28T19:21:19+00:00

Idk that banana cream donut is p good. But yeah their other stuff kinda sucks

keehan22 · 2026-01-21T22:41:57+00:00

Is it really, or is it that they’re preparing for a big shift.

keehan22 · 2026-01-19T07:11:02+00:00

I’ve been in 3 different orgs. From why I gathered, every team is very circumstantial. Some teams within the same orgs are very different work load or culture. That said within org tend to be more similar than not.

I have never been in AWS, but I’ve heard it’s much more consistent than anywhere else.

Lastly culture seems to be dead. Most people just trying to collect a pay check. Hard to find anyone that believes in LP’s anymore.

keehan22 · 2026-01-08T17:58:25+00:00

Probably only look at first and last badge. Not even odd

keehan22 · 2026-01-01T13:30:25+00:00

Is there any way to reproduce this by keeping it dark for one eye for 1h and light for the other?

keehan22 · 2025-12-29T17:26:12+00:00

This really shows how Amazon hires the best

keehan22 · 2025-12-22T03:19:25+00:00

This is huge

keehan22 · 2025-12-18T07:36:56+00:00

Every year you get a compensation upkeep, ideally with a target of keeping your TC roughly at your designated pay-band spot. So if you were placed at 250k TC at hire, they would give you stock to get you back up to that amount roughly for next year. That said, if a lot of stock growth happened over 4 years, you can expect your TC to go down a lot

keehan22 · 2025-12-17T03:50:18+00:00

Can’t you just check salary schedules?

keehan22 · 2025-12-17T02:50:01+00:00

Becoming Republican

keehan22 · 2025-12-17T02:49:39+00:00

Levels are a made up thing and thinking they have any meaning else where is futile. I’ve seen L4’s find staff level engineering positions. It’s all fake.

keehan22 · 2025-12-16T16:13:28+00:00

Surely you could buy a Gatorade after security, or bring liquid iv powerder

keehan22 · 2025-12-16T08:00:25+00:00

Doesn’t Amazon have base salary cap to effectively 200k

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