Really what needs to happen is another New York Times story. The market for engineering talent is so tight right now that if this lands with new data points, Am

Really what needs to happen is another New York Times story. The market for engineering talent is so tight right now that if this lands with new data points, Amazon will end this practice for another 3 years before quietly resuming it. I have friends with horror stories about Sr. SDMs going behind their back to put down names they fought to save. Imagine that SDM now having to tell that report they're at risk of being fired at a performance review. L6 SDM is the most difficult job at Amazon. --- SDM - Software development manager. L6 - Entry level for the role (L5 SDMs exist, but are more rare).