Great Company - SDE2 Amazon Employee Review

5.0
11 Mar 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Big data problems. Changes affect thousands to millions of customers. Empowers engineers to make decisions based on data and doesn't berate for the wrong decision; Allows them to correct and learn. You'll never feel stupid or unprepared. You are allowed to admit you don't know things and people will jump in to help you. They aren't a large company that "everyone is just a number". You are always treated respectfully and it's a work hard, play hard type of environment.

Cons

Takes a while to onboard and learn their systems because it's a large tech landscape. It's all highly engineered and well thought out, but you'll feel stupid at first. They have lots of acronyms for everything that take a couple of months to get used to. But this isn't really a "con" because you'll be learning from the best. Check your ego at home when you start with Amazon because you're going to meet a lot of really smart people that are more than happy to help you step it up to the level of a trillion dollar company.

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Pros

Really smart people, a lot of opportunity for growth, always encouraged to be innovative, think big, and create something new. Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies. 100% self motivating work environment. No dress code and 4 legged friends are welcome.

Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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