Ownership is key - Software Development Engineer Amazon Employee Review

4.0
28 Jun 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Money is good, there are mentors available for SDE1s and managers have incentive to get you promoted. There are also tech talks every week and a strong engineering culture. If you want to learn, you have infinite opportunities to do so.

Cons

Oncall - getting woken up at 3am to work is the worst feeling ever, and depending on the team you join, it might happen way too often. It can also be hard to find senior engineers to learn from, or to have as a mentor - the company is very young and the turnover is high. I've been there 3 years and my tenure is longer than 66% of the employees in Seattle.

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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
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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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