Amazon Software Development Manager reviews

3.4

48% would recommend to a friend

(484 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

27% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Manager, Software Development employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 484 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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484 reviews
5.0
Jun 11, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Leadership cares about its employees! Being part of the leadership team, I can see directly how this works, and I must say, I have never been at a company, large or small, that cares about its employees this much. Plus, it does so as objectively as possible. Most places I have been, I see promotions and annual reviews as highly subjective processes, but that is not the case here, we try to remove that subjectivity as much as possible. There is a high bar here, ensuring only top tier people. If you want to try something new, the company is very supportive to move within the company, to try out a different business line or different technology stack.

Cons

This is not the place for all people. You need to be able to work well within an ambiguous problem space, own what you do, and care about the customers (internal and external) you support. If you want a job where somebody else manages what you must do day in and day out, and you don't have to think about it yourself, you may want to find a different company.

5.0
May 24, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ever since I moved to Amazon I've loved it, hated it, been thrilled by it and constantly challenged. It's exciting and dynamic as a company and never stands still. The variety of projects is wonderful and many have huge scope and the potential to influence and benefit people worldwide. It's great to work with such clever talented people and the company ethos is really positive about developing employees by training and extending them. I love that I work with lots of women here (not like other engineering companies I worked at before) and that people of all kinds are welcome.

Cons

Well, it sure is hectic! I work really hard, and long hours. I have had to get used to constant change and people asking for things that sometimes feel unreasonable (I can push back, usually, but you have to learn to do that and it is difficult). It's a very complicated work environment and I often don't really know what my job is, which can be stressful.

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