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Software Development Engineer
Former Employee
Worked at Amazon for 1 year
December 21, 2014
Seattle, Washington
2.0
Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

The company cares a lot about its customers and strives for excellence.

There are so many exciting and interesting products/projects people work on. You can definitely ping anyone about what they are working on.

There are so many smart and highly motivated people.

Cons

Chances of getting to work on something you enjoy are very low unless you have a very good recruiter. The recruiter can thus really change your experience greatly!

Your enjoyment relies heavily on your team. I put this as a con because the chances are low and it once again depends on your recruiter.

Very evident male-dominated culture. I noticed and saw some incidents dismissing the women's orgs and concerns they brought up.

Very corporate (maybe unless you move up the ladder). Everyone is treated as a cog in the machine, and this often led to non-collaborative environments from what I saw.

Advice to Management
  • Smaller teams
  • Do a better job of pairing people with their interests
  • Support the women in tech mission. Actually support it and not "claim" to do so.

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