Leave amazon alone if you're not a workaholic - Software Engineer Amazon Employee Review

2.0
Jul 6, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

-decent pay & signon bonus. -Big company, talent teammates.

Cons

-unrealistic project schedule, but manager don't think so, they think devs can solve all the problems in a short time. Managers don't care about devs. -teammates are very aggressive. -oncall is horrible. you're paid as SDE but you're also doing the job as SDET and support engineer

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5.0
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Pros

Work life balance Cutting edge technology

Cons

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5.0
Jan 10, 2016
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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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