Amazing people but work/life balance is poor - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

3.0
Jul 21, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Really Smart People - Tough and Challenging problems - Trying hard to improve inclusion and diversity - Very good salary - Lots of opportunities to transfer overseas and work on very interesting products

Cons

- Really difficult to balance work and life. Most people work > 50 hours per week and on-call can be brutal - Lots of meetings - Things move very slowly and features take months (sometimes years) to reach production - Not lots of time to write code. Lots of other responsibilities as there are no testers, IT Ops and business analysts. - Almost all tools are proprietary and built internally so no transfer of knowledge to other companies

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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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