[dabockster]

> 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]

This makes me terrified that my users' security relies on AWS...

[abrookewood]

Honestly 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/

[usr1106]

Certification 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]

Reminds me of several CMM Level 5 certified IT services firms consistently grounding projects into dust!

[abrookewood]

I was mainly referring to the security of their systems, but I take your point.

[yayadarsh]

Not 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.