Gergely Orosz says Amazon engineers without product focus may lack a future
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Gergely Orosz says Amazon engineers who avoid product work and customer-facing roles may have no future at the company.
He says Amazon's leadership writes clearly but that its engineering guidance must be read between the lines, and he links to an Amazon news post on software engineer role guidelines for AI. The reports do not quote those guidelines, so Orosz's reading is his own interpretation.
Paige Bailey, who works on Google and Gemini, replies that caring about customers is an engineer's ultimate superpower. Her post responds to Orosz's reading and does not address the Amazon guidelines directly.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 28, 3:18 AM ET
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- Oct 28, 3:14 AM ET · 1 articlePaige Bailey says caring about customers is an engineer's ultimate superpowerPaige Bailey: Paige Bailey says caring about customers is an engineer's ultimate superpower
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👩💻 Paige Bailey@DynamicWebPaigeXPaige Bailey says caring about customers is an engineer's ultimate superpowerAIPaige Bailey, who works on Google and Gemini, says being an engineer who cares about people and wants customers to succeed is the ultimate superpower. She calls this the golden age of developer relations. The post is a reply to Gergely Orosz's reading of an Amazon memo, which he says signals that engineers who avoid customer-facing work may not have a future at Amazon.

Gergely Orosz@GergelyOroszXAmazon engineers without product and customer focus may lack future thereAIGergely Orosz says Amazon's leadership writes clearly, but readers must interpret its engineering guidance between the lines. In his reading, engineers who avoid product work and customer-facing roles will have no future at Amazon. He links to Amazon's company news post on its software engineer role guidelines for AI.

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