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      3.5

      54% would recommend to a friend

      (6,196 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      42% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

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      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Senior management

      Software Developer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,196 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      6K reviews
      3.0
      Jun 12, 2008

      Decent for a first job out of college, but don't stay too long.

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      You're given a lot of responsibility (depending on the team, of course), which is a good learning experience for someone fresh out of college. You get a 10% employee discount (okay, I'm running out of good things to say, and I need to get to 100 words-- seriously, if you are ambitious, there just aren't a lot of good reasons for you to stay at Amazon).

      Cons

      You are a cog in the machine. It's run by MBA-types who make stupid requests. Pager duty sucks. There systems are extremely fragile, and you will have to spend nights and weekends because of the incompetence of others. People clock out at 5pm. There is very little passion among the other developers.

      4.0
      Jun 11, 2008

      Fairly Satisfying Position

      Software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The great things about amazon are definitely the salary that the company pays its employees and the fact that the company is still young and has lots of market it can still capture. Another huge bonus is that they have a downtown office that's right off the I-90 corridor (but that's going to change soon)

      Cons

      I think that Amazon.com hires many amateurs, so it's tough to find experts/mentors, unless you're in one of few technically innovative groups. These isolated areas tend to also be the only areas of true technical innovation. The company also has a preference hiring talent instead of developing internal talent.

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