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      Amazon Software Development Manager reviews

      3.4

      48% would recommend to a friend

      (485 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      27% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Senior management

      2.4

      Work/Life balance

      Manager Software Development employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 485 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      485 reviews
      5.0
      Apr 9, 2022

      Allows ownership

      Software development manager
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      Pros

      Creates space for and expects ownership of your area which provides challenges and opportunity for upward mobility. Managers can’t place holds on employee transfers; so, you can switch teams easily if your environment isn’t working for you.

      Cons

      Creates space for and expects ownership which can lead to long hours if you overcommit. Managers can’t place holds on employee transfers; so, you have to take action to keep team member job satisfaction high, even in challenging times.

      4.0
      Apr 4, 2022

      Working at Amazon

      Software development manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      1. Fast pace, great if you have a matching personality 2. Amazing opportunities to learn 2.1 highly experienced/competent/skilled engineers at the company put out knowledge sharing videos which are very insightful 2.2 the AWS library is free for employees 2.3 AWS certification exams are subsidized 3. Breadth of opportunities - given how many businesses Amazon is into, you can find a team that's into that business and transfer internally (so no need to change companies if you want to work in a different domain)

      Cons

      1. Easy to burn out if you have difficulty saying NO to more work 2. Forced attrition after performance reviews can be unfair 3. Pay for existing employees is below what the industry is paying 4. The distributed nature of development (which gives Amazon its edge) means multiple teams could be building the same thing, and you often have to race to get to production first so that your effort doesn't get disbanded (kinda like real life :))

      5.0
      Apr 3, 2022

      Awesome company to work and achieve your dreams

      Software development manager
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      Pros

      I have joined Amzon six month back and had great learning and satisfying journey so far. Working on complex project to help customers to resolve their issues in faster manner. Right from day 1 got full support of the team and different stakeholders. Its still Day 1.

      Cons

      Managing multiple stakeholders is not easy and you need to work with people who are in different timezones which impacts work life balance.

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