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A place to start

Software Development Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 4 years
December 28, 2012
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

Amazon is a great entry place for engineers. A mix of some ability and some drive will get an entrant into full engineering exposure at a fast pace. Most of the direct software managers have engineering backgrounds, mostly as experienced engineers at the company. They don't just know about the technology but will have insight into relative teams too.

Cons

Management ability is completely random. Many do not have the training or ability to manage. The rise by force of will culture leads to a culture of "it's everyone's responsibility." Anyone with a certain level of competence must do everything. Organization makes no sense in that way.

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