Seems not a long-term company to work at. - Software Development Engineer Amazon Employee Review

2.0
Mar 24, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

I'm working at AWS. The system is well made but also it's complicated enough to let you spend your time only to learn it for a year long.

Cons

It's a sort of survival game here. Also it seems the company doesn't care about employee's departure. There's always many people on the line willing to join the team but once they join the team sooner or later many look for another opportunity. Management layer is filled with non-engineering people who mostly care about numbers. You should expect working more harder here even weekend. Engineers are responsible to everything that includes operations, deployment and on-call support. Which is fine but I don't feel it's that much cooperative environment. Visibility management is a must here.

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Pros

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Cons

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5.0
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Pros

Really smart people, a lot of opportunity for growth, always encouraged to be innovative, think big, and create something new. Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies. 100% self motivating work environment. No dress code and 4 legged friends are welcome.

Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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