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      Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

      3.8

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (557 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      40% approve of CEO

      61% positive business outlook

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      4.2

      Career opportunities

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.4

      Culture & values

      3.3

      Work/Life balance

      2.9

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 557 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering I professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      557 reviews
      4.0
      Mar 21, 2014

      Hard work, but a great learning experience.

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      Pros

      A great opportunity to work with talented, friendly folks tackling some very big problems of scale. Not many jobs present you with so many opportunities to invent and fix things. Working with a mature toolset in a stimulating environment presents a great platform from which to learn and grow.

      Cons

      It's all too easy to slip into overwork. With all of the challenges around you, if you really take ownership, you may find yourself with an endless list of things to get through in a day. It can be hard to stay focused, and the operational burden of some teams can be huge. Being on-call is no joke.

      3.0
      Mar 16, 2014

      Good experience, but not generous!

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      Pros

      Great experience at learning range of technologies from backend servers, to scripting, to front end website development.

      Cons

      No base pay increase, so no incentive to remain after initial signing bonus give out in 2/3 years. Also, very cheap when providing resources (e.g. 2nd monitors, etc.) to employees.

      1.0
      Feb 27, 2014

      Bad work environment

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      Pros

      At a given point, there are many good engineers there to learn from. They typically leave within a year, but at least they're usually replaced by other good engineers.

      Cons

      The rest. Work/life balance, perks, management, office environment, operational load, etc., are all very bad. The office is crowded, loud, and I'm interrupted for status updates almost continuously. The operational load is unbearable on some teams that were unfortunate enough to inherit years of technical debt incurred by former engineers.

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