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High compensation, high stress

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 4 years
December 18, 2024
Chicago, Illinois
3.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Great compensation and lots of opportunities to grow and learn. Amazon provides lots of technical challenges, and you get to work with a lot of smart, motivated, and talented people.

Cons

Amazon will always ask a lot of you. Between on-call rotations and the very high bar for quality and productivity, it can be very easy to get burnt out. Some orgs/teams can be worse than others.

Be sure to ask what the operational workloads are for the team(s) you’re interviewing with.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
2.0
Culture and Values
3.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
4.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
1.0

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