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Re:Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of pe... by hintymad on Saturday June 18, 2022 @06:34PM (#31794427)
You’re right. Amazon’s L6 do not have larger packages than Google. On the other hand, Amazon has a flatter structure. Amazon’s L6 used to influence more than 100 engineers, advising general managers, owning an entire product line, if not more. Go figure.
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Re:Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of pe... by amzn-throw on Sunday June 19, 2022 @09:07PM (#31805150)
You're right, but when they adjusted the L6 role guideline (circa 2016), it was specifically to clarify that the L6 role was never intended to have that span of influence. Rather, every 2-pizza team (8-13 people) should have a sr. engineer. What at Google would be a Tech Lead.
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Re:Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of pe... by hintymad on Monday June 20, 2022 @04:22AM (#31807671)
Yeah, L6 is the new L5, and L7 L6. That's bad for those who joined Amazon as L7 and thought that they didn't have to work for title any more.
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