Ask HN: Was this a phishing attempt?
This email I pasted below says it's an inmail and at the bottom says they made a connection request but I don't see a message in my linkedin inbox. The person who supposedly sent it has a linkedin profile listing themselves as a recruiter for AWS. GMail didn't say "Be careful with this message" or anything like that. I am a data engineer and from what I can tell that's the right level for me, and I get pinged by AWS or Amazon to apply around once a month
Was this a phishing attempt or just LinkedIn weirdness?
Here's the Email:
Hello,
My name is <seemingly real AWS recruiter name> and I am a Recruiter with Amazon Web Services. My Hiring Manager and I recently reviewed your profile and we believe your background and skills could be a good fit for our L5 Data Engineer role. I wanted to gauge your interest in the position and its location to see if this is something you would want to pursue. Please note, we have other positions available, so if this role doesn’t pique your interest, let me know what you are interested in and I may be able to find a more suitable opportunity.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
As a Data Engineer, you will work on our Science team and partner closely with other Data Engineers, Data Scientists, BIEs, Technical Program Managers, and Software teams to create data pipelines that are used to optimize power, cooling, and supply chain decisions for AWS Infrastructure. You will be responsible for synthesizing data across our organization in a data warehouse environment. This job is able to be located in Seattle, WA.
You have a passion for Excellence. You have a proven track record of building the right Data Engineering solutions that scale, provide high availability, and require minimal maintenance. You write code that is clean, readable, and straight forward.
LINK:
https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/<yada yada yada>
I look forward to your response after you have reviewed the job description. Thank you for your time!
<seemingly real AWS recruiter name>
AWS Recruiter
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