Good place to learn; Poor work-life balance - SDE1 Amazon Employee Review

3.0
5 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good place to learn about designs, technologies, testing and every detail that you'd need as a full stack developer

Cons

Poor work life balance. Due to meetings with stakeholders across different geographies and due to high work load, people work till late hours. Some teams also have 'on-call' system where you are made 'on-call' on a weekly rotation basis. During this time if there is any high severity issue in any of your service, you'll have to attend it anytime of the day. In some teams, it becomes very annoying due to high number of such issues.

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Pros

Good benefits work culture and salary,

Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 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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