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spice hare Jan 26, 2026, 12:15 AM

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aws but databases and ML is pretty different so it kinda depends on what you want to stick with

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and also ik that you didn't list pay as one of your criteria but that slack tc is looking mighty fine 👀

brittle crag Jan 26, 2026, 12:36 AM

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Imo AWS if youre working on database internals

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I've heard DB internals pays a lot

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plus I think you can get into quant if you get low level exp

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nah i mean once you get a few yoe

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I mean I'm basing this of someone IK who works with DB internals so my knowledge is pretty limited

proper cloud Jan 26, 2026, 5:29 AM

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aws easily

bleak heath Jan 26, 2026, 9:08 AM

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Should be 185k standard for all Amazon

bleak heath Jan 26, 2026, 9:55 AM

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If ur returning

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Otherwise 175k

bleak heath Jan 26, 2026, 11:35 AM

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Currently ng at amazon ro is 10k more than external

tropic mica Jan 27, 2026, 5:17 PM

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External ng always makes less than ro

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External hires on upper levels always make more

idle delta Jan 27, 2026, 5:53 PM

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Aws will give your thick skin so you can survive anywhere, slack I don't know

tropic mica Jan 27, 2026, 7:54 PM

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It is

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Ros are incentivized more to join the company

tropic mica Jan 27, 2026, 10:42 PM

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Not always but mostly

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From what i have seen

bleak heath Jan 28, 2026, 12:27 AM

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Its pretty much true maybe theres like a few random exceptions somewhere 😭

sudden needle Jan 28, 2026, 1:00 AM

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What’s slack ng pay

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