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      3.5

      60% would recommend to a friend

      (209,594 total reviews)
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      50% approve of CEO

      57% positive business outlook

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      Amazon has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 209,594 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      210K reviews
      5.0
      May 14, 2018

      Great environment for challenges, learning, and growth

      Solutions architect
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      Pros

      I love the flexibility being a Solutions Architect. I love dealing with new challenges and helping customers develop their next big ideas on AWS. My manager and colleagues are very supportive and are always ready to assist when I need help with a challenging problem.

      Cons

      So much to learn, sometimes it's hard to keep up. But if you're passionate about what you do, you won't have an issue finding ways to keep abreast of the latest AWS services.

      5.0
      Jan 29, 2017

      Pending start date

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Thus far I've had nothing but a great onboarding experience. Quick, efficient, and practical

      Cons

      A little slow on decisive start dates

      2.0
      Jan 13, 2017

      Take the money and run

      Software development engineer ii
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      Pros

      -Having this on your resume gets you an automatic interview at google -You can contribute to huge scale projects which sharpens your skills for your next job -Pay is great -Most jobs are in Seattle, so you can buy MJ like beer -Beyond L4 the pressure to reach a promotion is low -Can negotiate vacation -Switching teams is getting easier -Locations all around the world -You know when your big stock vests are coming. When it does take that money and run to google.

      Cons

      -The NY times article may be embellished, but is founded in reality for many folk (but not all teams) -Your offer may be for one team and then after moving to Seattle you show up day 1 and find out you are actually assigned to a different team -For 99% of folks amazon can only be a transitional place -Ops load is massive for devs -Tech debt is the main thing you'll get to work on -Most jobs are in Seattle, which has an insane cost of living -Promotions are insanely political: most folks won't even get a fair shot at one -Java, java, and more java -Paid in stock for a large portion of your compensation -US health insurance is so-so

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