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Great Tools, Toxic Culture

Software Development Engineer III
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 2 years
August 3, 2017
Seattle, Washington
1.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Direct control over code, builds, and deployments. Access to AWS tools for team use. Great facility, on-campus dining.

Cons

Non-industry-standard tools. Proprietary solutions for nearly everything. Experienced developers can't leverage their years of experience in tools, libraries, etc. Pressure to work extended hours. Way, way, too many meetings. Poor personnel review practices. Hostile developer culture.

Advice to Management

Train your dev managers in HR practices before you let them manage teams. Eliminate managers who engage in stack ranking. Work on your corporate culture. Encourage devs NOT to work more than 8 hours/day.

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