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having a fair experience with lab126 - Software Development Engineer Amazon Lab126 Employee Review

3.0
Aug 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good technology. Good spirit. Talented co-worker sometimes. Easy to transfer after 1 year stay. Work life balance is actually fair in Sunnyvale. I got some perks regarding my vacation (not having to file time sheet). Some of the experience is eye-opening (such as hour tracking that you hate but it might shade light on how you can be more efficient). Best for people as a jumping board but not really good for long term family life.

Cons

little coaching. If you are like me on the web stack side, you don't get useful coaching until you travel to Seattle. Stack ranking. Compensation is slightly above average but way behind top payers. Some team started to track hours and it is pain in the *ss if it is done as a routine.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

amazing culture, really supportive, mostly healthy competition

Cons

less career growth in comparison to aws people

3.0
Feb 28, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Strong engineering talent and technically capable peers. Historically offered opportunities to work on large-scale consumer devices with real production impact. Ownership culture at the team level — engineers are often trusted to drive complex cross-layer initiatives. Good exposure to platform systems, device-to-cloud integration, and large fleet operations.

Cons

Over the past few years, frequent leadership changes and repeated organizational reorgs created uncertainty in long-term technical direction. Compared to earlier years, there are fewer net-new greenfield initiatives, with more focus on sustaining and maintaining legacy programs. Shifting priorities and evolving reporting structures can make roadmap continuity and long-term architectural planning more challenging.

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