Life’s pretty good - SDE1 Amazon Employee Review

4.0
3 June 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

$$, Smart people, brand (opens doors when you have amazon as experience on your LinkedIn)

Cons

Somewhat bad WLB, Lots of ops work pretty much everywhere, good teams just don’t get pages that often but that also means they put in more effort upfront for ops best practices. Promos are pretty hard (esp. L5 to 6). Some managers employ churn and burn strategies but they get caught out in tech surveys and such so if youre on the outside but have a buddy who works for amazon, ask them to check out the results for you.

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5.0
3 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

good company, great learnings, good pay

Cons

more layoffs, very uncertain, long interview process

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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