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Join at your own risk - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Lab126 Employee Review

1.0
Nov 19, 2015
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Pros

Hard to find one other than the fact that you are working with smart people. As someone rightly said its a great company as long as you are not working for it.

Cons

Exceptionally demanding workplace and zero work life balance. Even on weekend I used to be stuck to my phone sending emails. Having a child while employed here meant going from a superstar rating that I had for 2 years to "you better start putting in more hours" and do better than the rest in the 3rd year. Management is clueless on how to handle pressure and makes sure you team is pushed to the extent to deliver. There might be a few team that are good but overall I would not recommend this place. In my 4 yrs I dont think I met anyone who was happy working here. There is no culture at lab126 just work and deliver is the motto.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 21, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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