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Amazon Lab126

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Backloaded stock units, try to lock you into 4 years of misery - Software Quality Assurance Engineer Amazon Lab126 Employee Review

1.0
May 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are lots of good places to eat in Cupertino but now they are moving to a wasteland near Moffet and Highway 101. Good play for n00b college kids that don't know any better.

Cons

Most people quit within one year of employment.. The RSUs are back-loaded to 80% of the vesting in years 3 and 4. Nobody can actually last that long in this turd company so they just find a better job and quit. Agree with other comments here about politics, toxic culture and poor benefits. I will take the next job out of here as will many others.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

amazing culture, really supportive, mostly healthy competition

Cons

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4.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The team is welcoming and supportive, with designers across visual, motion, and sound design (rare for Amazon) However, opportunities to collaborate across teams are relatively limited.

Cons

Decision-making can take time due to multiple stakeholder reviews. Balancing design quality with business constraints can be challenging. Job security has become less predictable in recent years.

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