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Generally satisfied Amazonian here, but I can only speak for my team

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 2 years
July 19, 2014
Seattle, Washington
4.0
RecommendsNeutral OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros

As mentioned in the title, I've only worked on one team at Amazon, and it is in the context of a new/secret project, so I'm not sure my experiences are representative of the company as a whole.

That being said:

  • Fast pace
  • Plenty of responsibility
  • End-to-end project ownership
  • Smart co-workers
Cons
  • Not the most "positive vibe."
  • Collaboration with other teams can be a bit adversarial (I guess this is a slightly less vague example of my first con).
  • Work environment: open workspace (lots of interruptions), frequent moving (on a rapidly-growing team, anyway), dearth of conference rooms.
  • Focus on code quality tends to lapse severely in the face of totally arbitrary deadlines -- and isn't usually accounted for at all during planning.

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