Pros: As a big tech company, Amazon provided excellent technical and administrative onboarding tutorials for interns. The pay is good, with a housing stipend. The offices are good at Seattle HQ, and even better at Bellevue, a neighboring city of Seattle.

Cons: Team/project assignments are random. If you get assigned a helpful, caring team and a project that is manageable and allows for good learning, you have a higher chance of getting a return offer and a more pleasant internship experience. Your mentor dictates a lot of things. You might get assigned a mentor who just doesn't care about your growth and your project, or they are simply incapable or lack the bandwidth to care. A lot of engineers seem stressed and busy, which makes you wonder if this is a good place to work full time.

Pros: As an intern, everyone really wants you to succeed. They give you a dedicated mentor and buddy, and everyone on the team is super helpful. Interns get a project to do that is reasonable in scope, and at the end of the internship you present on it. Also, the pay is fantastic, and from what I've seen, return offers are quite common.

Cons: My manager was spread a bit too thin, and we didn't jive super well. Also, Amazon has a lot of internal tools that are difficult to learn but are really helpful once you do learn them. It wasn't easy, and I almost didn't come back, but I ended up returning full-time, and it's been great!

Pros: Salary is good. Interview is standard.

Cons: Clarity on the team is not provided until the last minute.