Great People - Bad Management - Software Engineer Amplify Employee Review

3.0
Jan 14, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The best coworkers I ever had were at Amplify. Almost everyone I interacted with was exceptionally smart, creative, and talented. The office culture was good, and I looked forward to going to work every day. The products we created were high quality, and you felt like you were making a difference.

Cons

Upper management seemed to have no idea what the vision for the company was. There was an inability to pick what we excelled at and stick with that, just a lot of fumbling trying to keep up with too many things. There was no transparency about what was happening with the company, just an ominous tone of "maybe we'll have jobs tomorrow, maybe we won't" for months before the massive layoffs.

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Pros

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Cons

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Jun 9, 2026
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Pros

There are some very dedicated, talented and well intentioned people who work there. For awhile it felt like the organization was building and doing great things. The salary felt fairly competitive with the industry standard.

Cons

Don't look too closely under the hood if you don't want to stop believing in the illusion. The product is no longer as strong as it once was, the PD and CS have gone way downhill, they care more about profit than people and they are no longer mission driven but success and money driven. They talk a good game, but many people there are ruthless so watch your back. They do a good job of making you feel like it's the best place to work and you are lucky to be there, for awhile, but when the blook is off the rose, watch out.

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Thank you for sharing your feedback and for the many years you spent at Amplify. Your perspective is important, and we’ve shared your review with leadership.
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