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Systems Development Engineer
Current Employee
Has worked at Amazon for 1 year
January 31, 2022
4.0
RecommendsApproves of CEO
Pros

Amazing coworkers, super smart. Supportive leaders. Interesting tools and platforms. Ability to make high-impact contributions immediately. Support in learning and growing. Good salary and benefits.

Cons
  • Arcane processes, outdated tooling, homegrown solutions
  • Institutional knowledge hard to find and share
  • Difficult time off policies
Advice to Management

Overall, working at Amazon is great!

Interesting challenges, huge scale and performance, supportive leadership, smart coworkers, and the ability to start pushing to production as soon as you can drive yourself to start.

Some of the benefits and policies are outdated, and some of the internal tooling could definitely be improved.

Creating mechanisms and incentives to document and share organizational knowledge is key.

Additional Ratings

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

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