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Work hard, have fun, and make history

SDE-II
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 6 years
October 12, 2019
Seattle, Washington
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  • Given responsibility and freedom of a startup with the impact of a big company.
  • Lots of room to learn, develop, and grow.
  • Work on problems with scale that you won't find in almost any company on Earth.
  • Amazing senior engineers and leaders.
  • Leadership principles are great.
Cons

It's a crapshoot, depending on what team you end up in. Different teams can have very different cultures.

It leans towards less work-life balance, which isn't good for certain types of people.

Advice to Management
  • Focus more on "develop the best."

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