Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

All of those pros -- they depend so heavily on the team. But my bigger complaint -- despite having a leadership principle of "builds trust," that is precisely the opposite of what Andy Jassy on down to my manager have done. In my 2+ year tenure here, there have been thousands of layoffs, a flip-flop on remote work, and very poor communication throughout. I can't wait to land a new position and get out. On call shifts are also the worst. One weekend out of 4 having to keep my laptop close and possibly interrupting fun if there's a page (which seems to only happen on weekends, and never is actionable for my team...) makes things miserable for the entire family that weekend.

The benefits at Amazon don't remotely compare to those at other large tech companies. The lack of holiday time and access to Amazon developed software was frustrating.