A Great Place to Grow Your Career - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

4.0
Sep 27, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Unparalleled Career Growth * High Compensation * Less Bureaucracy * Easy to Switch Teams * Industry Leader in Cloud * Good Peers * Good Build Systems/ Dev Tooling

Cons

* Your experience is very team/manager dependent especially On-Call Rotations * High Manager churn; 3 in the last calendar year alone (some have no direct manager) * Constant re-orgs; 5 in the last 2 years in my department * Unpopular mandates from C-Suite leadership damage morale (RTO) followed by layoffs * Just do it culture can lead to interruption via DM/emails/random meetings during high priority work

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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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