Amazon is pretty ok - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

4.0
10 Aug 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefits. Competitive salary. No dress code and dog friendly. If you are self-motivated you will do good. Lots of opportunity for growth and learning. You get to make a huge impact on business decisions! Good computer equipment (huge monitors and top of the line macbook pros).

Cons

Frugality is a leadership principal but sometimes Amazon takes it too far. You get 10% off merchandise on Amazon.com (sold by/shipped by) - BUT this is capped at $100 a year. No free prime. Theres a disparity amongst teams since some teams get things more than others (I know one team that gets free food on Fridays but mine never does). Some teams have high operational work but prioritization is always on delivering new features not fixing the old ones.

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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