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      3.6

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (956 total reviews)
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      22% approve of CEO

      55% positive business outlook

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      Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 956 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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      956 reviews
      4.0
      May 6, 2015

      Great culture but too frugal

      Software development engineer ii
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      Pros

      I am proud of Amazon products in general. We values engineer who has the highest standard and deliver a good amount of work. I worked with many bright people and great leaders.

      Cons

      Amazon is care much more about customer than the employee. We work hard to get lass pay and benefit.

      4.0
      May 1, 2015

      Interesting work, great pay, can be a steep learning curve

      Software development engineer ii
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      Pros

      There are a bazillion different projects to work on, and 95% of them are solving interesting, difficult software engineering problems. Compensation package is great. What I like best though is that everyone here is smart and motivated. Almost no slackers. Everyone is talented and (at least on my floor) works hard. Obviously it's a huge company, so my experience is just a small sample, but I'd recommend you give it a shot. Just be prepared for the rigorous computer-science-heavy technical interview. A little preparation is all it takes - there are books available on interview prep that cover all aspects of what to expect...

      Cons

      Learning curve for their home-grown tools can be steep. Nothing seems to work exactly right at first, but it just takes some practice (plus RTFM). Also, the culture is fairly Darwinian, so you are expected to figure things out yourself. a lot of the time. There is no "five minute rule" where you get to ask someone for help if you are stuck for more than 5 minutes (which is too bad when it stretches to 5 hours ...)

      5.0
      Apr 12, 2015

      Perfect mix of the agility of a start-up and support from a big corporation.

      Software development engineer ii
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      Pros

      Lots of growth potential; Decentralized organization give freedom to teams to define their processes; Encourage and reward pro-activeness and drive; Surrounded by highly intelligent and effective colleagues; SDE have a lot of power and works full stack; Vancouver location a lot more relaxed and balanced culture compared to HQ; One of the best compensation in the city

      Cons

      Decentralized means your experience will be based heavily on your team and manager; Lack of structure and training, you are expected to be advocate for yourself; SDE have to do on-call operational duty.

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