SDE II - SDEII Amazon Employee Review

4.0
Dec 11, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Great environment - Good pay - Relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere - Challenging environment - Great opportunity to achieve your professional goals, you will be listened on what you expect of it. - Amazing chance to learn and take courses - Great for relocation and traveling within the company

Cons

- Sometimes the environment is slow - Bureaucracy is usually there for chain-of-command situations, but that is to be expected in a company this huge - SDEs get to write a lot of documents and not that much of coding as you would expect (this is not a con for me particularly but I think it may be useful for some other dev). - Most of the tools are internal and wont be helpful if you have to move from job. - Oncall rotation for every SDE

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5.0
Jun 27, 2026
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Pros

Good managers, huge focus on safety and making sure you're doing well.

Cons

You have to get your own lunch as free lunch is rarely provided.

5.0
Jan 10, 2016
Anonymous employee
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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