4.0
24 Jun 2008
Current employee
Seattle, WA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
Amazon attracts very bright engineers who are motivated to solve large and complex problems. The culture encourages creative and diverse solutions and promotes knowledge sharing through brown bags and tech talks. Amazon has created a robust technical community within the company.
Cons
Amazon can be a very dynamic environment that some might consider chaotic which is a tough environment for technical program managers. TPMs often work with 6-10 other teams, all of which claim to have limited resources. Also, since Amazon hires very smart individuals, it seems that in meetings, everyone thinks he/she is the smart person in the room. This can lead to contentious debates and more chaos.