A great place to cause impact - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

4.0
19 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Work on products that scale and add value to millions of customers - Collaborate with smart people - Competitive salary - Work in one of the companies shaping what cloud and IT looks like

Cons

- Leadership is US centred and impacting decisions making is top down - Management is struggling with prioritization - Team often working significantly under capacity: new demands come faster than our team can delivery - Your experience and job satisfaction can vary a lot depending on which team you end up in - Shortcuts are often taken to allow adding short term values. Although they are not necessarily workarounds, they can have a side effect in the technical team that is probably accumulating more tech debt and absorbing the impact of this business decisions

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
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Recommend
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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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