Day in the Life of an Amazon Software Engineer (Job Searching + Oncall)

At your office, which of the AI coding assistants is used the most?

2:43 it is a memorization game... kind of sad... but then, some people say, it is just used an excuse to not hire people who are 35 or 40 or above. The companies do hire people who are 50 or 55, but only because they need somebody who are proficient in some tools, like Hadoop or Redis and they have been interviewing for 2 months and can't find anybody

1:16 typical Seattle weather

I think Vancouver is such a pretty city, I have a lot of friends who moved there or they live close by to Seattle. While working at Amazon do they ever make you go over to any Seattle offices or have you crossed over while working there. Just more curious since it's really close by? Thank you for the vlogs! Really enjoy seeing from your perspective as I also prospect in the tech world.

sameeee here!! i would choose the 240k option, because even though I prefer to stay inside, I also like meeting new people and sharing experiences with them, keep going Sarah love to see your vids💞

Aspiring AI enginerr hoping to land a job in canada. the hardest part for me so far was finding a company that sponsors visas. hopefully one day itll work out

A day on the life of an Amazon employee: find a new job all day

I think the safest jobs are when you work for the Government.

I would choose the 120k remote option. I live in the South West of England in a National Park. We have dogs, cats, horses you name it. Working in a sterile office under artificial light would make me miserable. As someone that enjoys their own company I don't miss working surrounded by people, but on days that I crave seeing fellow humans I can just pop into a workspace and see people without the politics of working at the same place. If anything it's more genuine interaction, because it's an actual opportunity to meet some new people and learn about them, or to catch up with people I don't see on a daily basis.

The thing that I really love about being remote is that I can be completely present for work during working hours, but my whole day isn't centred around it. I can have other things going on and get a better sense of balance.

I did like working with people in the office as a younger chap and I made some great friends doing that, but I'm just as close if not closer to my 100% remote colleagues now so 🤷‍♂

Each to their own! There's no wrong answer - that's the joy of these choices!

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I would pick a 200K hybrid job :P

FWIW, I’d take the in-office job. I’ve worked in IT the last 5 years remotely and the 5 years prior was in person. The day-to-day gets very stale if you work remote and you don’t networking nearly as well (which is huge for career progression). Feels a lot better to space your home from your space for work, meet more people in the company in person, and if there’s a big pay difference, get that paper.

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Hey I have about 5 months left in Bsc in COmputer Science and I’m an avid follower of the page. I have some questions I’d like to ask about the job. Can you share your LinkedIn so we can network please

In Mexico, the average software developer's pay is one-tenth of that $120k figure—and that is for on-site work. Even so, I would still choose to be paid even less—roughly 30% less—to work remotely.

I would look to changing fields or upgrade yourself to some AI guru because they got a bunch of AI gents programming 24/7 now with objectives. Software engineering at the low to mid level is dead. More layoffs are coming.

That office view is lit

It's good to 'wake up' to the corporate reality and also to realize as soon as possible that 'promotions' are rarely worth the extra money for stress, 24/7 concerns etc. Use the jaded feeling to settle into the part of IT/Software you enjoy doing and then you win. I'm old, been there and I'm back to being a software developer again.

Are you not worried about your current employer learning you’re job hunting by posting these videos? I’m curious. In my industry I would probably get fired if they knew I was looking for another job. ❤

120k is too much of a haircut even as an older person with a family. Get it closer to $180k or $210k and it would be harder to decide. Remote is too much in demand so the wages are going to be way worse for the same type of work.

I left a comment on your last video - not sure if you saw it. If you have any interest in applying to OpenAI let me know and I’d be happy to refer you. The only downside of that you’d likely have to move either Seattle or San Francisco - we don’t have an office in Canada yet.

Honestly, I don’t even know what brought me here, lol. I’m a neuroscientist who loves his field & it doesn’t have much to do with software engineering, but you make incredible content and I love watching your videos. You bring joy and sophistication to a complicated field like my own. I’m so sorry you haven’t been able to achieve stability but I’m always cheering for you in your corner! Wishing you all the best!

i really like and appreciate your videos where are you from miss

Why did they switch you to on call

240k in person...depending on the city where I'd be in person

180k hybrid 😂
Also interviewing and prepping for interviews is a full time job in and of itself - so you're basically doing two jobs if you're trying to interview prep.

I completely understand feeling jaded, as a Product Designer there's always this shake up of layoffs and can AI do/replace. I just want stability and somewhere to grow long term that cares about the contributions that I make. Feels like a lofty dream in itself though

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This is exactly how I remember feeling, i was at Amazon during the first round of layoffs and the RTO nonsense. I remember completely losing all motivation and just being kinda disenfranchised with tech. I felt like FAANG was my dream and i was there but it kinda sucked. I ended up leaving at 3 years and it was the best decision i ever made. Im at a company now that i love

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I will take 250k job in person

well, for me, i had the answer ready to your question in a sec. work from office. i cherish and love the company of people i get everywhere. i feel like it helps us get more diverse experiences, intellect as well as fun things. i love when i find like-minded people and people who MAKE me want to jump higher and higher. i have a feeling if i had a collegue like you, it would've been really fun! i would've been extrovert to your introvert, and hehe, i am going through the same situation, just on a different levl, so never feel alone! <33

I like your vlog and it is something different from other "Day in my Life" Vlogs