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Great company if you are motivated

Software Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 4 years
December 1, 2020
Seattle, Washington
5.0
RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO
Pros
  1. Fast career growth. You can get promoted pretty quickly from new grads if you put in the work.
  2. Smart coworkers.
  3. You might be working on a challenging problem that doesn't have a clear solution. You'll learn a lot along the way.
  4. Pay is good with refreshers if you are top tier.
Cons
  1. Your experience at Amazon would be very team-dependent. You could go to a bad team that's all OE and no real projects and have bad WLB. However, all my teams so far have had good WLB.

  2. Competitive. You'll be put on a dev plan if you don't perform well. If you are not a very motivated person, stay away.

  3. Leadership principles are sort of cult-ish if you are not into them.

Advice to Management

Give employees more benefits and perks.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
4.0
Culture and Values
4.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
5.0
Career Opportunities
5.0
Compensation and Benefits
4.0
Senior Management
5.0

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