Amazon vs EYP
Hi everyone,
I have offers from Amazon software engineering and EYP SSG for junior summer and am not quite sure how they compare. So far I've loved all the people I've talked to at EYP so the culture there is definitely better. Also, their focus on software companies is something I'm really interested in. However, Amazon just pays so much more (almost $4000/month more this summer) and I anticipate FT pay to be much higher too. If I'm looking to eventually transition into strategy roles in tech/startups, which would you recommend?
Thanks!
Congrats on the offers! As someone who interned at EYP, I’d say go Amazon without a doubt. If tech is the area you want to be , and you have a tech offer , why not go directly in? EY-P has also recently gone through some restructuring, which has made legacy Parthenon folks upset, and could potentially be going through more restructuring in the future. The one thing I will say, however, is don’t make your decision on summer pay. There are bigger implications for your full time career that are worth more than summer differences (not withstanding, I’d still say go amazon)
To preface, I'm not in consulting but work in venture / growth and have many friends at EYP. SSG is the legacy Bulger Partners group and is highly respected for software PE DDs and growth strategy work.
Exiting from SSG to a strategy/ops role in tech or even a seat an investment fund would not be unheard of. Look to linkedin for exits, they are all solid.
On the other hand, Amazon SWE will lead you to great SWE / PM jobs at a variety of tech co's but not strategy or biz ops. The skillset just doesn't translate and there's good chance you'll need an MBA or need to make other intermediary moves
Consultants are very deceiving. They appear very nice when they're selling projects and recruiting people. However, once you start working, they'll be riding you like a horse with no shame. You'll be pulling long hours doing completely meaningless tasks. And people who seemed very nice will treat you like shit but do it with a smile.
Amazon is definitely a clear winner here. Congrats and good luck.
Have you read about working conditions at Amazon?
yes, from what I've read warehouse workers are in awful conditions, but intellectual workers (software engineering, etc.) are in great conditions. and OP is in the second category.
Would strongly recommend Amazon SWE.
As someone who chose MBB over big n tech, the pay and wlb (though probably less at Amazon) difference is going to be significant. Unless you really love the work in consulting and/or money isn't an issue, tech is likely the better option since you'll still have terrific exits and trajectory. Consulting will probably place better for strategy and finance (e.g. PE) roles though - worth considering if that's something you're dead set on.
If you don't like Amazon, it shouldn't be too difficult to land another SWE/PM/DS role in tech or re-recruit for consulting
Hi thanks for all the help but I've decided to go with EYP. I realize I'm actually not that much of a fan of coding and don't really see myself being happy doing it everyday.
Hey, I'm a junior who received an internship offer for SSG for next summer. Coincidentally, I interned at Amazon this past summer as a SWE; I liked it because I had a solid time, WLB was not bad (~40 hours, maybe 45-50 on a bad week). Curious to hear how SSG ended up going? I'm definitely leaning towards going with SSG since I already have the Amazon experience, don't really wanna do software engineering (decent at it, but will never be super passionate like some people), and think Amazon is getting really large.
That being said, I am certainly interested in product management roles as well (also recruiting for those internships but no luck so far). Trying to decide if SWE -> PM is the move or if I should do SSG and I can still transition to PM, but also to other roles (more breadth). I know Amazon starting pay will be about 1.5x (correct if I'm wrong), but there are terminal levels at FAANG companies (L6) for Amazon, so growth there especially at this point will be harder, whereas in consulting in general moving up is essentially required. I'm definitely weighing long term growth/$$ and exits heavily.
Sorry for the long post! Let me know if you (or anyone has any thoughts).
Hii, I'm in a similar position and would love to learn more about your experience at SSG. Can I DM you to chat more? Thanks!
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