2.0
Nov 3, 2025
Current employee, less than 1 year
Seattle, WA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
I like my team's people and respect my direct manager.
Cons
The technical bar is not as refined as you'd expect from a FAANG company. There is loads of tech debt and careless engineering shortcuts are taken every day for the sake of speed. There are layoffs, even of new grads, and it's obvious that executive management couldn't care less about the effect this has on people's lives and morale. Even though I wasn't affected, it scared me a lot. The performance management at Amazon is harsh and not transparent.