Strong leadership, impactful work, high responsibility - Data Scientist Amazon Employee Review

5.0
2 Apr 2019
Recommend
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Pros

-strong leadership and organizational alignment around goals -empowerment with a lot of responsibility and autonomy in defining work/improving the product/improving the organization -supportive management -highly passionate and intelligent co-workers -great pay and stock options -cool workspaces in Seattle -fancy tech (nice laptop/mouse/keyboards/monitors/etc.) -free snacks (team dependent) -great place to learn -can work whenever (as long as you're pulling your weight)

Cons

-not as many perks as other tech companies (but aside from free food, I wonder how many you'd actually use) -"move fast" approach, which means things can sometimes be done hastily in the interest of delivering results quickly -nobody expects you to work past 9AM-5PM, but you might need to do that to get your work done depending on how fast you work

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5.0
6 July 2026
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Pros

Organized, clear impact, fun team, lots to learn

Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
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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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