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
2.0
Nov 17, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Lots to learn, good in level growth (but promotions can be more challenging), interesting work, great scale and impact, Good compensation if the stock goes up, 6 weeks parental leave

Cons

Amazon demands a lot from their employees. Managers work easily 50 - 60+ per week over a long time (6+ month or some permanently). A lot of burnouts and overworked managers. Health benefits are not good (look into the details!)

4.0
Oct 24, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Work with some of the smartest people and get to focus on delivering great things for customers. Rapid pace is still there but especially in AWS we are a maturing software company and take the time to do things the right way. Management supports the developers that invent, find better ways of doing something and make the team better. Good culture on most AWS teams at least from my experience. People actually embrace the leadership principles in a good way, not just becuase they are there. If you need tools or resources you will get them. Hiring always a challenge in this market, but retention has been good on the teams I work with.

Cons

Amazon expects everyone to meet a high bar, and generally management is very supportive of everyone that works hard and has skills. That said, the wrong team can be very stressful so do your homework and ask about Operational load, team turnover, 2-3 year vision for the team and culture, especially if you can ask individual team members. Not quite as many perks as some of the other top tech companies like Google and Facebook, but the overall compensation is still great.

5.0
Oct 24, 2018

Amazon

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High business values, strong leadership principles, ability to identify and hire the best talent.

Cons

Aggressive requirements. High cross border influence.

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