Taro Logo

Great job, but far from perfect

Senior Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 4 years
May 5, 2020
Irvine, California
4.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Good pay. No overtime. Stable, easy to switch to different teams.

Cons

Super bad management.

Not rewarding employees.

Hard to promote.

Hard to work on projects that can be used to promote.

Slow decision making.

Limited budgets, frugality at wrong places.

Not R&D friendly.

Massive compensation drop after 4 years.

Not many free days.

Advice to Management

Listen to people. Hire better leads. Try to work more efficiently. Try to keep people happy. Reward long-term employees, instead of scaring them away with huge pay drops.

Was this helpful?

Amazon Interview Experiences