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Culture from leadership is toxic - Software Development Manager Amazon Web Services Employee Review

1.0
Feb 19, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Engineering teams are good, Good diversity, Office location good if you live on south side Nice office space

Cons

Before joining search for Amazon URA Targets (yes it’s a target and may target more than one person) as a manager you will spend a lot of your time using this on you team. As a team member make sure your not at the back of the pack at year end. It doesn’t matter if your good, it only matters that your one of the least effective on your team ! Work-Life balance is not good

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3.0
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Pros

Unmatched Scale: You get to work on systems that handle millions of requests per second. The technical challenges are genuinely fascinating and great for your career. Smart Colleagues: You are surrounded by incredibly sharp engineers. You will learn more here in one year than in three years at most other companies.

Cons

Work-Life Balance (WLB): Highly dependent on your team, but generally poor. On-call rotations can be brutal, and there is a constant pressure to deliver more, faster. Burnout Culture: The "Day 1" mentality means things move fast, but it also leads to high turnover. The stack-ranking and PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) culture creates unnecessary anxiety.

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