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I didn’t quite know what to expect from a company like Amazon. I’m still learning on the on-boarding platform and on my own. Even if it’s been a month working at Amazon, it really doesn’t feel like it.

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On the third week I was sending code for review and deployment.Īnd by this week ( fourth week) I already have some of my code in production. I like that they support us to share knowledge and seek to improve things.ĭuring the second week I was already given some small tasks, with the support of senior engineers. So I made my own schema, which my manager encouraged to turn into digital form in order to share it internally. It’s not necessarily a bad methodology, but I’m a very visual person, and so I really prefer to first have a broader picture and see the links between the concepts before diving in. I did find that it could be a bit messy to learn that many technologies one after the other. I spent the majority of my learning time trying to understand how code changes and deployment process work, alongside different internal technologies. In my case, it’s a senior engineer that kindly introduced me to how the internals work at amazon, and currently solves many of my newbie doubts.ĭuring the whole first week I devoted the majority of my time to learning at the on-boarding platform. The on-boarding buddy helps solving any technical doubts that may arise during the training, as well as questions around the job, tools, and practically anything that comes to your head. I had the chance to meet the person that would be my on-boarding buddy. I started attending the daily stand-ups which helped me understand the project management dynamics. In my case, I was given my first task on Monday second week. This is not to say the only thing you do for the first weeks is just completing the course, not at all, you’re actually expected to gradually start working on small tasks and combine them with the training.

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I’m regularly learning more about the internal philosophy at Amazon, and how to use some of the tools I’ll be working with in my team. For example, in my case, there’s a learning path to follow day by day, in which I can find internal educational videos, blog posts, talks, step-by-step guides and quizzes to ensure I’ve absorbed the important knowledge. It’s a guidance platform for the on-boarding process, that contains content specifically tailored to you and your work position. Early in the morning, I had the “opening meeting” with my manager, where he introduced me to the platform I would be using for the upcoming weeks. I’m going to describe my own on-boarding experience, it can differ from one individual to another, but the steps are mostly the same.įirst day. The On-boarding ProcessĪs I’m writing this post it’s actually my fourth week working at Amazon. I ended up joining the Amazon Fashion team as a front-end engineer in Madrid. Was I going to contribute on improving the lives of millions of people? People like myself, my family or friends? I couldn’t even envision what was ahead.

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It took me a moment to realize how great of an opportunity this was, not only on a professional level (which is obvious), but in terms of the kind of impact that I could have. To make it clear, I’m a Prime member, Alexa’s #1 fan, and I’m continuously trying to convince people around me to get a Kindle (check out this post if you wanna know why).

I hadn’t even graduated from college and I was just being offered to work at this giant company that was already part of my day to day life. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always 'Day 1.' What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.When I first got the offer I couldn’t process it. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer's top of mind. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company and the spirit and heart of a small one. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking.