Great place to learn, contribute and grow. - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

5.0
Oct 9, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Challenging problems from real world combined with Amazon scale makes most scalable solutions obsolete in few years. Pace of development is fast. Each employee is a leader and an owner. Its great to be among people who are constantly improving things because they want to and not because they are asked to.

Cons

Oncall support can be bad. Work life balance, growth, etc - A lot depends on your manager. I am lucky to have a good manager but not everyone is.

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5.0
Mar 20, 2026
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Pros

Medical/ dental/ vision insurance, mental assistance, 401k, lawyer assistance, Career choice, VTO, PTO, vacation time

Cons

Most AMs have avoritism among employees. We get mandatory extra time (now is calling "voluntary" but you have to go when it is schedule) at the end of the year, what makes difficult for some of us when we have kids and they're really rigid about it.

5.0
Jan 10, 2016
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Recommend
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Pros

Really smart people, a lot of opportunity for growth, always encouraged to be innovative, think big, and create something new. Competitive salary and benefits with other major tech companies. 100% self motivating work environment. No dress code and 4 legged friends are welcome.

Cons

You have to be self motivated. NO ONE will hold your hand and tell you that you're doing a great job. If you need constant affirmations from management, this company isn't for you.

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