Amazon is a great company - Software Development Engineer Amazon Employee Review

5.0
18 Sept 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great company, excellent compensation/benefits, smart people. As long as you put a lot of effort and get work done, you have a nice work-life balance. Management protects Engineers by discouraging overtime. Agile/Scrum principles are fully adopted. Code reviews are mandated, and helpful. Data security is taken very seriously. Tons of reliable internal tools that make a developer's life easier. Stock options are another reason to stay. There is a LOT of room to grow for the company. Employee career development is encouraged, with promotion opportunities for effort. Teams outing activities and hackathons help build relationships.

Cons

Company can sometimes be overly frugal, which isn't necessarily bad. There's not as many goodies at work.

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5.0
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Pros

Flexible, low stress, nice customers

Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
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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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