Amazon System Engineer reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(131 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

55% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

System Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 131 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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131 reviews
3.0
May 19, 2023

Layoffs with no criteria

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Pros

the pay was pretty good

Cons

they flaunt a "day 1" culture that was gone years ago. It's the typical bureaucracy and kool aid drinking of any massive company now. i was laid off with stellar performance reviews for years in a row. there are engineers that i know kept their jobs and have had multiple disciplinary measures for underperforming. some have stayed who's jobs i did for them.

5.0
Apr 24, 2023

Changing 1 start to 5 Star

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Pros

When I first joined, I was not really getting much guidance etc, and had to figure out a lot of stuff on my own, and felt like a lot of the tooling and stuff was poor. I felt abandoned so I gave a 1 star rating on glassdoor. However I want to change that after many months because realistically, that abandonment helped me understand the entire systems and really dig into everything. In addition, there isnt much BS in Amazon that you may see in other companies. Politics kinda exists but in the end because of processes whatever is the best for the org is pushed forward after many reviews and discussion. In addition, management is good. They go through all this training and are some of the most competent managers I have had in my career. Also I feel empowered to really say whatever I want and if I dont agree with something I am encouraged to speak up as well. I can say without question, that in my entire career I have not felt more respected and empowered than here at Amazon

Cons

There is a lot of work to do but Its fun so not really a con for me

5.0
Apr 5, 2023
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Pros

- Lots of room to grow your skills and experiences - Great staff who help you out when needed

Cons

- Too many people and departments to coordinate with

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