No one said being the best was easy
No one said being the best was easy
Amazon is a big place, so these are from a myopic SDE/SDM perspective. YMMV.
You get to work with the best. Opportunities to work at often unrivaled scale. Problems that have never been solved anywhere before. Amazing internal mobility both between teams, as well as geographically, and even role. Little corporate BS – Amazon's 14 Leadership Principles aren't just for show. Competitive salary and benefits.
Not necessarily a con, but don't expect to take it easy – at least not often. Amazon means business.
The bottom-up, independent team structure is great, but it's a way of getting things done that doesn't suit everyone.
Speak directly to your teams more often.
Working as "two pizza teams" is amazing, but despite the independence, we're often all on the same journey. Launch bulletins are nice, but hearing more from senior leaders would help teams feel more connected.
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I worked at Amazon for about one and a half years until I was laid off. During my employment with Amazon, I was recognized as a valued employee. I applied again after seven months of being unemployed and asked my internal connections to refer me to
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Fantastic. My recruiter gave so much information and motivated me to continue. There was much documentation. The most important were the 16 principles reflected in the previous work experience, also software architecture.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaAugust 1, 2023I worked at Amazon for about one and a half years until I was laid off. During my employment with Amazon, I was recognized as a valued employee. I applied again after seven months of being unemployed and asked my internal connections to refer me to
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Dublin, IrelandMay 1, 2022Fantastic. My recruiter gave so much information and motivated me to continue. There was much documentation. The most important were the 16 principles reflected in the previous work experience, also software architecture.
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United StatesMay 18, 2022Five rounds of behavioral interviews and a technical review, which ended with the recruiter telling me that I did well but they couldn't extend an offer. When I asked for feedback, he mentioned that the feedback is proprietary Amazon information and
