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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 1 year
February 7, 2022
London, England
2.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive Outlook
Pros

The interview was nice. All the people I interacted with there were professional and polite. My colleagues were all competent coders.

Cons

There is no documentation, and Google searches won't help since they have all their own tools. Your only solution is to read code and constantly ask other people.

You will get negative feedback no matter how well you do; they constantly push you to do more. Resist this. Read code and understand things; it is the best way to succeed there.

Half of my team was gone from Amazon within a year after I left, including the manager that was pushing me to do more and more. I never got a sense that people liked working there.

The only reason I found to work at Amazon as a software developer is to work hard for 3 years, have no life outside of it, get your benefits and bonuses, and then get out.

Additional Ratings

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

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