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Good place for a college grad

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 4 years
April 30, 2015
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Initially competitive pay for college grads. A well-known company.

Cons

Long hours.

Very political review/promotion process.

Essentially, any code you write (even outside of work) is owned by Amazon.

Uses open source, but does not contribute to open source.

A lot of bureaucracy.

Very little engineer autonomy; your roadmap is set (and constantly changed) by VPs and PMs who are making decisions based on what, politically, is best for their careers.

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