Amazon Program Manager (Non-technical) reviews

Really smart, motivated employees. You ship software often and can see the results of your work frequently. One year at AMZN is equivalent to several years of experience at most other companies. If you look around you can find really cool projects, many of which are greenfield and do not require supporting old code. Having Amazon on your resume will also open a bunch of doors for you. I received a never-ending stream of emails and phone calls from recruiters while I worked there. Generally speaking, you have a great deal of latitude in working on things that interest you.

Amazon still feels like a startup in someways, in that everything is moving quickly and there are many opportunities to make a difference. I have felt empowered at Amazon to make impacting decisions that at other companies may have been slowed by bureaucracy. Amazon is not perfect; however that results in opportunity for you to fix the imperfections and get recognized. There are many diverse job roles at Amazon and many different business groups and you are able to move to different business groups fairly easily if you perform well in your current role. The people working at Amazon are smart and most seem fairly happy. The company is still growing fast and the total compensation which includes generous stock awards is very competitive.