SDE at Amazon - SDE1 Amazon Employee Review

3.0
13 Nov 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Amazon knows how to do business - Freedom in decisions - Disciplined, data-driven approach to everything - The best place to learn

Cons

- On-Call - Bad work-life balance - SDEs do development, deployment, support, on-call -- great chance that you hate at least one of those

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5.0
5 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good benefits PTO Vacation time 401k

Cons

Hard Stress Night shift Sometimes overtime mandatory

5.0
10 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
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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