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Urban Solution Architect and loving it

Solution Architect
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 1 year
September 18, 2017
Seattle, Washington
5.0
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Pros

I get to know exactly how to make decisions, thanks to the clear leadership principles. If I am in doubt, I just follow them. No one can argue with you on following the leadership principles.

Great managers for me so far. Great compensation. Great stock options. Great healthcare.

I love the downtown city campus.

Great work-life balance.

I work on relatively cool stuff. My work affects millions.

Cons

Amazon products are sometimes not cutting edge. They are value-priced, which can sometimes suck for an employee working at a less cool company.

Some teams tend to be siloed. Try not to get siloed.

Not as many employee benefits.

Advice to Management

Make the company cool again with market-leading products, even if it's not profitable. It's the market perception that gets the top talent.

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