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      Zero Work Life Balance, Hard to Get Promoted - Software Development Engineer Amazon Employee Review

      3.0
      May 1, 2025
      Software development engineer
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      Pros

      Strong resume builder Good for building high ownership and responsibility Learning and growth opportunities

      Cons

      Hard to balance work and life. It is always work work work until before getting sleep. On-call work is challenging. Frequent page at 2am, 3 am. Hard to get promoted from SDE2 to SDE3. Not very straightforward to get promoted at this point. High performance pressure. RTO 5 days is challenging if commute time is long. Base salary hasn't increased well recently even with promotion.

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      5.0
      Jun 19, 2026
      Area manager
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      Pros

      The sign on bonus was good.

      Cons

      No cons really. People are people wherever you work.

      5.0
      Jan 10, 2016
      Anonymous employee
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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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