Little Kids Need Not Apply - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

4.0
3 Dec 2016
Recommend
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Pros

+ Great brand name + Good compensation + Smart and motivated colleagues + Interesting work and markets Overall this is a good company to be an engineer at. If you are looking for vivid colors and rainbows and candy, look elsewhere (hint: Goog...). You learn a lot and it changes your perspective of what it means to be an engineer. There is no separation of tester, dev ops, and sde, you are all of them all at the same time. You take full ownership of your projects, and your career here.

Cons

- You pay for subsidized parking (huh?) - Health insurance slightly worse than other tech giants - Although better now than the past, public facing teams still haunted by overworked culture - Stack ranking is still alive (even if they say it's not) - Hard to maintain work/life balance overall if you want to go up the ladder

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5.0
4 June 2026
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Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
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Recommend
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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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