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SDE at Amazon

Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 2 years
September 24, 2015
Cape Town, South Africa
4.0
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Pros

You get to work in small teams, work on interesting problems, develop on good infrastructure, work with smart people, and gain invaluable experience.

Cons

You will have to be on pager duty on a rotational basis. Some teams have a high operational load and thus are not able to dedicate as much time as they like to development.

Advice to Management

Invest more in tools that will reduce operational overhead. Frugality with regards to development environment (e.g. hardware, software, desk, chair) does not pay dividends later on, as you will lose developers and they will be less productive.

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