Amazon Program Manager reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,221 total reviews)
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31% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Programming Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 2,221 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Programming Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Programming Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Sep 19, 2017
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Pros

- Incredibly interesting & fast paced - Innovation at it's best - Full ownership opportunities and autonomy - Great campus and lots of small, curated working spaces - Open dog enviornment - Casual dress and culture - Competitive pay & total compensation

Cons

- Fast pace means heavy workloads - Leveling and progressing is difficult once inside - Total compensation will consider stock your income, something to keep in mind - People who raise the bar means they also pride themselves on working too much. You've gotta go in knowing this and not succumb to it.

5.0
Sep 19, 2017

Overall a remarkable company

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Pros

Amazon provides some of the best opportunity to work across the globe. I live in a smaller city, but am able to work virtually on projects bigger than I ever imagined. It truly is amazing and I'm lucky to have a great team of colleagues.

Cons

It is challenging for me to know that I am compensated significantly less than my colleagues because I live in a different area. I wish we offered internal promotions and external hires similar compensation packages.

5.0
Sep 19, 2017
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Pros

- Working with some of the brightest people in the industry - Working on innovative projects that matter and that impact people's lives today - Flexibility to transfer to different roles and different countries - Flexibility to work from home or other arrangements - Have access to Beta testing new services/products that the company is developing - Great culture if you like to work hard and constantly challenge yourself - Company stock and competitive salaries

Cons

- Promotion processes are not transparent and can cause some level of anxiety among employees although there have been suggested improvements recently - Constantly being surrounded by bright people and challenging projects can be overwhelming at times - Work life balance is not great - you're in for the long hours, Friday nights and weekends if your role has direct impact on customers or you're working on big launches - Hierarchy - the higher your level in the org the quickest you'll manage to get things done and people to reply to you - Hiring decisions - Amazon chooses to hire from external companies rather than promote qualified Amazonians to fill certain positions which can generate frustrations internally

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