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Zero Work-Life Balance, Hard to Get Promoted

Software Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 6 years
May 1, 2025
Seattle, Washington
3.0
Doesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo CEO Opinion
Pros

Strong resume builder. Good for building high ownership and responsibility. Learning and growth opportunities.

Cons

It's hard to balance work and life.

It's always work, work, work until just before getting sleep.

On-call work is challenging, with frequent pages at 2 am and 3 am.

It's hard to get promoted from SDE2 to SDE3. Promotion isn't very straightforward at this point.

There's high performance pressure.

RTO 5 days is challenging if commute time is long.

Base salary hasn't increased well recently, even with promotion.

Additional Ratings

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

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