Amazon Sr. Software Development Manager reviews

3.6

49% would recommend to a friend

(116 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

45% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Sr. Manager Software Development employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 116 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Manager Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Manager Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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116 reviews
5.0
May 24, 2019
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Pros

No shortage of challenging business problems that science/engineering can solve to delight all Amazon customers.

Cons

No shortage of challenging business problems that science/engineering can solve to delight all Amazon customers. Yes, also a pro. Learning how to balance bias for action, with deliver results!

3.0
May 3, 2019
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Pros

Ensures there's no dead wood, and (perhaps) keeps the bar high..

Cons

Once you've been pro-active in managing out low performers, you end up firing people who are doing a good job, which worries their colleagues, causes regretted attrition, gives Amazon a negative public image, and ties managers up in lengthy PIP processes, then rehiring and retraining with no guarantee of improved productivity

5.0
Apr 8, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

- Learn from some great leaders - Startup-like culture and focus on customers is unparallelled - Solve interesting problems - A truly agile data-driven work culture that moves fast and delivers results

Cons

- The size and scale of problems to be solved and the pace of change can be daunting - It can feel like there's hundreds of things to do, but there isn't time in the day to get them all done - Sometimes we can be blinded by trying to deliver a lot of value to our customers and undervaluing the cost of the technical debt we may be accruing until it's too late

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