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A positive experience overall

Software Development Engineer II
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 4 years
November 2, 2014
Seattle, Washington
4.0
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Pros
  1. On average, you will find quite a few smart people around you (depending on the team).
  2. Lots of learning opportunities.
  3. You can easily switch teams within Amazon.com. You can pick teams working on your area of interest or choose one to learn a completely new problem space/technology.
Cons
  1. The stock price has gone down in the last year, thereby reducing the paycheck.
  2. There is an inconsistent hiring bar across teams, so you will indeed find a difference in the quality of engineers you work with depending on the team.
  3. Fast-changing requirements may mean that what you worked on for the past year is literally trashed.

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