Good place to learn, not so great to climb the career ladder - Security Engineer Amazon Employee Review

3.0
17 Apr 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- There are plenty of opportunities to learn - If you don't like your team, with some tact you can switch easily to another team - Work is meaningful - Great benefits - Opportunities to work remote or hybrid

Cons

- As a security engineer, average salary is below value you deliver to the company. - Promotion process is a bit ridiculous. Ones who are good at bragging and spicing up should expect to get promoted faster. Ones who are humble or not great at their writing skills have hard time getting promoted. Most engineers tend to leave the company having spent 4-6 years at the company as they prefer to get promoted by leaving the company rather than going through the internal process. - Promotion bar are not consistent across the company. In some teams, managers do realize the ridiculousness described above and promote fairly where as others don't. - Work life balance is not consistent across teams. Some teams do much better than others. Realize that negative experiences are usually more talked about.

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5.0
6 July 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Organized, clear impact, fun team, lots to learn

Cons

A bit slow; lots of steps to take before writing code

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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