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      3.5

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (6,758 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      40% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Senior management

      2.7

      Work/Life balance

      Software Development Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,758 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      7K reviews
      3.0
      Aug 12, 2008

      You will do some great work, then burn out.

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Good brand recognition; it will work for your resume. You'll also get to work on some interesting projects and around really bright people. If you have a great idea and plenty of motivation, you may get a chance to champion your work.

      Cons

      Everyone makes a 24x7 commitment to their work and there is tremendous pressure. You will burn out; management is trained to recognize burn-out and offer you various forms of time off depending on the seriousness of the matter. Leadership also has a tendency to dabble in the weeds a bit; I've worked with Senior VPs who felt it necessary to review APIs and database models, mine metrics reports for flaws and question seating arrangements.

      2.0
      Aug 8, 2008

      I wouldn't do it again.

      Software development engineer ii
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      Pros

      You'll be working with systems that function on a scale that very, very few other companies have to worry about. Every year, they have to push the envelope to survive the Christmas season without melting down. It's something that you don't get elsewhere.

      Cons

      On call and operation load is a significant part of the job, but not a significant part of the job description. There is little effort to retain or reward employees. Employees are given responsibility over projects, but not the authority to make changes. It's a very top down company, and sadly, there are often cases where a project is redesigned at the last minute because middle management didn't get sign off from senior management, or senior management was flakey. There's no institutional memory, because of the high turnover. This means that people are reinventing the wheel a lot, often in parallel.

      4.0
      Jul 26, 2008

      Perfect fit for people who like to build, test and maintain their code.

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Very good pay compared to the industry. Developers are responsible from design to QA, deployment and maintenance of software. This allows great efficiency and ensures little overhead of dealing with multiple groups on one project. Developers are very good at what they do, and are helpful in general. There are internal tech talks and learning sessions almost every week to keep other developers abreast of what's happening at different units. Most managers came from a technical background; therefore they understand and communicate with developers well. There is little office politics I can see of. Internal transfers are encouraged. This is great because there are always exciting new projects going on within the company.

      Cons

      Pager duty. Depending on the size of the team, it's usually one week out of six-eight. The rather high turnover rate can be annoying when you need to understand the code written before any current devs joined. The benefits are on the slim side, however the generous stock options somewhat compensate for that.

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