Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

Amazon's internal sites training and videos are a treasure trove for growing employees. The Principals of Amazon talks are always informative and well done. Its mentoring program is for *everyone*; if you put in the effort, you will reap the rewards. Regardless of role, your writing skills will get better if you embrace the "writing culture". For non-technical employees, Amazon Technical Academy is a great way to make the switch to being a software engineer. Amazon affinity groups are a great place to meet others with common backgrounds, causes, etc. OG Amazonians have amazing anecdotes about what it was like when Amazon was pioneering some of its now-iconic services like AWS, Prime Now, and Alexa. The insights into the pitfalls of launching new, scalable, and ubiquitous products are invaluable. Internal transfers are encouraged, alleviate boredom, and allow for expanding skills. The benefits, though limited in number, are excellent and well-priced (the health care plans are some of the best and least expensive I've had in my 10+ year career).

At Amazon the overall culture is great to develop your hard and soft skills. You will be faced with difficult technical challenges, learn to work within a large organization that makes agility, and also be surrounded by people who have experience doing the same. It's a fast-paced environment, but can be rewarding as well.