Worst environment to work in - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Employee Review

3.0
27 Aug 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You'll work with the smartest and fiercest engineers. At amazon, you are not working with the other engineers, you are working against them. You get a masterclass in politics. It also has a very high learning curve. My team used to work 13 hours a day on avg.

Cons

You will lose your hair (literally) and may develop back problems (happened with an SDE 1 in my team). The artificial deadlines will literally kill you. The leadership in my team was bumbling around pinning blame on engineers which led to firing of 4 engineers over time. And 5 others left on their own.

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Cons

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Pros

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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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