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Software Development Engineer II (SDEII)
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 4 years
April 8, 2024
Brisbane, Queensland
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

The bar is high; you'll be working with a lot of great people. Every organization has a few bad apples, but at Amazon, I found there were very few (at least within Brisbane, Australia).

You'll learn a lot from many experienced people. When you have questions, you'll also have access to someone with deep expertise who can assist or answer them.

The Leadership Principles, although they may seem cult-like at first, are part of what makes Amazon tick. Senior leadership invests heavily in these, and they become a very useful framework for decision-making, both within Amazon and outside of it.

Cons

Almost all teams have an on-call roster. This may involve getting paged at 3 AM.

It can feel isolating from the real world. The way Amazon does things is different to other companies. You'll rarely use Stack Overflow, Google, or public tooling; instead, you'll most often use an internal Amazon clone.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
3.0
Culture and Values
5.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
4.0

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