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> The bar had to be lowered to meet the demands of growth. Not only that, but I've noticed that Amazon has started using way more contractors (not actual firms
by dabockster 8y ago
> The bar had to be lowered to meet the demands of growth.
Not only that, but I've noticed that Amazon has started using way more contractors (not actual firms, but more Mechanical Turk/UpWork like contractors, if not just straight up misclassification) and agencies within the past year or so. I can't say that I'm surprised that Amazon is having technical issues now that they've grew in numbers but not in technical chops.
On a side note, it is a great time to become a recruiter in Seattle with all these agencies popping up. /s
- smt88 8y agoThis makes me terrified that my users' security relies on AWS...
- abrookewood 8y agoHonestly don't think that is an issue. AWS is THE most certified company I have ever worked with. Seriously, go look at their compliance page - it is ridiculous. https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/programs/ https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/programs/
- usr1106 8y agoCertification is a theater for managers and so called decision makers. It might have a positive impact on code quality as long as people are motivated. But if insiders are telling me that the workplace culture is deteriorating that is a serious problem. Certification will not prevent bad code hitting production.
- reeteshv 8y agoReminds me of several CMM Level 5 certified IT services firms consistently grounding projects into dust!
- abrookewood 8y agoI was mainly referring to the security of their systems, but I take your point.
- yayadarsh 8y agoNot certain on this, but I think Azure is known to have more compliance certifications. This is probably largely due to the long relationships Microsoft has with government organizations etc.