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      Amazon Software Development Manager reviews

      3.3

      46% would recommend to a friend

      (486 total reviews)
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      26% approve of CEO

      72% positive business outlook

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      Manager Software Development employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 486 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      486 reviews
      2.0
      Mar 25, 2023

      Huge impact but at a very high personal cost

      Software development manager
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      Pros

      You get a chance to made a difference to millions of customers every day and deliver massive and exciting projects. Everyone is super smart and passionate. You get to learn a lot.

      Cons

      Too much top-down decisions and you don't get much freedom in terms of deciding what your team builds. The so-called "Amazon tax" (bureaucracy, policies, "mechanisms") eats up most of your time and you have to accept the fact that every day you will feel like you have not completed the things that you wanted to or were supposed to do. End result - burnout, depression, insomnia and constant stress.

      1.0
      Mar 9, 2023

      Toxic culture

      Software development manager
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      Pros

      * Payment is above average considering start ups and other small companies. * Processes improves over time with opportunities to grow. * Can work with brilliant people spread across the world.

      Cons

      * Leadership doesn't provide a clear vision for product, teams, work, all messages are half written and you are left with a lot of open questions. * Working hours are insane, you are expected to put 80+ hours a week. Sometimes this is clearly stated by senior leadership. * Return to office mandate completely destroyed people's trust on leaders. * Oncall forces you to live 24/7/365 with a gun to your head, specially if you are a manager. There is no concept of work/life balance.

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