OKish place (AWS) but no growth - Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Amazon Employee Review

4.0
26 Feb 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pay on par with Google, lots of knowledge on distributed systems.

Cons

no career growth plan or options. European offices do mostly oncall work (depends on the team though)

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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