Amazon Software Development Manager reviews

3.4

48% would recommend to a friend

(485 total reviews)
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27% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Software Development Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 485 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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485 reviews
5.0
Aug 16, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Place where lot of innovation happens. Get complete ownership of work and zero politics. Good place to work among Indian IT companies

Cons

Facilities needs to improved and usually work compensates it. Even though the facilities can be improved, the work here is so good that people tend to neglect the facilities.

5.0
Jun 10, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Don't expect anyone to help you drive your career, it's all up to you. However, if you invest in yourself and work hard, you will find that Amazon is about as close to a true meritocracy as you'll find in the corporate world. Senior management is excellent. They are aware of the details of the business and actively help push the company in the right direction. I'm continually surprised by how very smart these leaders are and how fast they can understand and help solve complex problems. These are not backseat drivers. Amazon is not for everyone. You have to be the type of person that thrives in a chaotic environment. Every day is a new challenge. There's always some new focus of the week and you need to be able to balance your day-to-day work with the chaos going on around you. If this doesn't sound like fun to you, look elsewhere. People that seize control get control. Amazon is not about what level you are or how long you've been with the company or anything else. The only thing that matters at Amazon is being right. Speak up and back up your position with data and you'll get a lot of "street cred."

Cons

Amazon's a BIG company. There's simply no getting around that. This simply means that, unfortunately, there are more people stuck in big company mentality that you'll need to navigate around.

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