3.0
2 Jul 2008
Current employee
Seattle, WA
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook
Pros
The people are Amazon's greatest asset. They put a lot of effort into hiring the best people they can find, recruiting is taken very seriously. Some of the smartest people I've met have been colleagues at Amazon.
Cons
The technology can be a little too dated, it is difficult to introduce new technologies, particularly open source technologies. The compensation structure is a complete mystery to most employees, if you come in at a low paying position, your salary will never get very high, but they will make up for it with equity. This isn't everyone's cup of tea.