You can learn how to survive in a tough environment - Software Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

3.0
12 Mar 2021
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Pros

At Amazon, you need to be proactive and good at communication which is a weak point of most engineers in general. There are many meetings and chances of interacting with many peoples in addition to writing a program.

Cons

Like many big and old company, there are so many legacy code which is big and hard to improve. Therefore, development velocity is very low unless you are working on isolated task. With this environment where development efficiency is low, we need to deliver product quickly which led to frequent over time works.

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5.0
8 June 2026
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Pros

The food, people, and location where I interned were amazing.

Cons

Work seemed to stall many times, with much of my progress not being able to advance past certain points due to waiting on higher ups.

5.0
10 Jan 2016
Anonymous employee
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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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