You can get stuck here. - Software Development Engineer (SDE) Amazon Employee Review

3.0
17 Jan 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

People (esp. Software engineers) - are helpful, friendly, talented and dedicated. Standard Perks - Good Salary, Flexible work timings (kind of) Mature tech stack - You don't need to work on small common problems. Someone would have already solved/abstracted it out already.

Cons

OnCall Policies - (You are expected to lookup/mitigate/resolve issue , even if its 3 am) Reviews are dependent on direct manager (mostly) Expectations of doing work on off-hours (sometimes - around 30% of times) Unheallthy justifications on basis of leadership principles. (in a lot of scenarios) Infamous things like (Dev Plan, PIPs) [Tip : Ask some people who left amazon ]

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Cons

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5.0
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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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