Pros: Awesome work. Lots to learn. Flexibility to solve software problems as you see fit. Your ideas and approach are given importance, even if you are a beginner. Great mentorship. Immense opportunity to meet people from different parts of the world and work with them. Great opportunity to network with some of the amazing minds of the world. Career growth is awesome as an SDE if you are ready to put the effort. Once you start getting the hang of doing things the Amazonian way, you can become a rockstar performer here.

Cons: Work-life balance. But it is worth it for you, as you see the amount of learning and opportunities you are getting. Compensation is a bit on the lower side for beginners, i.e., SDE-1, if you compare to other players in the industry.

Pros: large firm with different teams

Cons: Bad culture and low pay.

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Cons: Software Development Engineers (SDE III) are team engineer leaders who solve problems with high ambiguity, work to make systems simpler and improve interactions, and successfully launch projects of significant impact. The SDE III focuses on overall team architecture, parallelizes development efforts, and drives quality best practices via code and design reviews. The Sr. SDE also coaches, mentors, and provides technical assessments, and balances technology with business value.