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System Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 4 years
September 12, 2025
Seattle, Washington
3.0
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Pros

Rapid development, ability to learn a lot and develop quickly in a short period of time if you put in the work and seize the opportunities.

Cons

Typical elements of a toxic workplace. Not everywhere, but it’s prevalent.

Politics, finger-pointing, and empire-building rather than top-to-bottom genuine team collaboration. That said, those characteristics have been present in every medium/large-sized tech company I’ve been at in the last 15+ years, which have aggressive/ambitious goals for innovation and are NPD-focused environments. It’s a bit amplified at AMZ, but not by much.

Advice to Management

Actually try to build a culture that strives to be the earth’s best employer. It starts with SLTs of the individual business lines/programs.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
2.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
4.0
Compensation and Benefits
5.0
Senior Management
1.0

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