Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

On call sucks for the most part (but that depends on the team) Some periods are more stressful than others Some products are sub-par. But in that case you can just switch teams! People leave all the time (mostly moving internally)

1. Ridiculous amount of pressure. It's definitely not for everyone. 2. Depending on your luck, you may have to work with a product manager that loves to micro-manage. They ask for target completion dates, and proceed to track your progress on a daily basis. It can get very suffocating from time to time. 3. The downside of having a tight deadline is that you do not get that much opportunity to experiment with new technologies. Oftentimes you need to stick with the safer, less innovative approach. 4. There are not enough dev resources to carry out the vision of the management team. As a result, everyone puts in insane numbers of hours each week. Don't be surprised if you find yourself working 60 to 80 hours a week. If your teammates do it, you'll have to do it. Otherwise, you'll be considered an underperformer. 5. Perks are not as good as Facebook or Google. There's no free food or free drinks here.