3 years stuck as SDE2 at Amazon

Hack2hire Community · 2026-05-13T12:00:00.022Z

Amazon - Career Growth - Software Engineer Level: SDE2 YOE at Amazon: 3 years Three years as SDE2. First promo attempt was rejected because the project got cancelled mid-cycle in a reorg. Second attempt, manager changed. New manager didn't know my work well enough to write the promo doc properly. Third attempt now. I've stopped expecting anything. You just keep building and hope the stars align. If you're at Amazon trying to get to SDE3 and it feels like the system is working against you: it kin...

jacobmiller3d ago

3 years stuck as SDE2 at Amazon

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