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Software Development Engineer II
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 6 years
December 8, 2020
San Jose, California
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Lots of potential to learn about software at a very large scale.

Insights on complex build and deployment systems.

Advanced usage of cloud technologies in AWS.

Good stock plans.

Cons

Career growth in terms of promotions is very slow. Very few benefits. Only two teams in SJO, so if you want to move to a different team, the only real option is to leave the country as an internal transfer.

Advice to Management

Push for more remote developers. Ask for diversity of developer teams with full remote SDEs so that people don't need to leave the country and can remain on site with the rest of the teams.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
3.0
Compensation and Benefits
3.0
Senior Management
2.0

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