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      Amazon Software Development Manager reviews

      3.4

      48% would recommend to a friend

      (484 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      27% approve of CEO

      71% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Compensation and benefits

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Senior management

      2.4

      Work/Life balance

      Software Development Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 484 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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      484 reviews
      3.0
      Mar 27, 2023

      Strong tech and process

      Software development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great company to grow common sense, learn how to create good products that customers find useful.

      Cons

      Unnecessarily stressful at times, scrappy architecture in pockets and highly siloed at parts

      2.0
      Mar 25, 2023

      Huge impact but at a very high personal cost

      Software development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You get a chance to made a difference to millions of customers every day and deliver massive and exciting projects. Everyone is super smart and passionate. You get to learn a lot.

      Cons

      Too much top-down decisions and you don't get much freedom in terms of deciding what your team builds. The so-called "Amazon tax" (bureaucracy, policies, "mechanisms") eats up most of your time and you have to accept the fact that every day you will feel like you have not completed the things that you wanted to or were supposed to do. End result - burnout, depression, insomnia and constant stress.

      1.0
      Mar 9, 2023

      Toxic culture

      Software development manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Payment is above average considering start ups and other small companies. * Processes improves over time with opportunities to grow. * Can work with brilliant people spread across the world.

      Cons

      * Leadership doesn't provide a clear vision for product, teams, work, all messages are half written and you are left with a lot of open questions. * Working hours are insane, you are expected to put 80+ hours a week. Sometimes this is clearly stated by senior leadership. * Return to office mandate completely destroyed people's trust on leaders. * Oncall forces you to live 24/7/365 with a gun to your head, specially if you are a manager. There is no concept of work/life balance.

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