Work Fast, Play Hard - Systems Development Engineer Amazon Employee Review

3.0
31 Aug 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Easy to learn environments, people are aggressively smart, and there are awesome, large scale, systems to work on.

Cons

A lot of teams don't have their heads around what they really want to accomplish. A lot of people get hired for their history of knowledge, and not their relevance of knowledge. A lot of interview questions are more trivia than actual day-to-day importance.

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Cons

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5.0
10 Jan 2016
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Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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