Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE1) reviews

On-call. Not every team has this, but some teams do. For some teams, on-call is a breeze, and for others it is a nightmare. But this should come naturally to teams who are responsible for multi-million dollar code directly impacts customer experience. Although at first it may seem pretty daunting, once you get in the rhythm it's really not that bad. Plus most managers/teams are pretty understanding and you can come in late the next day if you get a over-night on-call. Work-life balance. Again this is heavily team/project dependent. Some teams have it really bad, while others have it really chill. Dealing with the recruiting team is a nightmare. I had to deal with them three times for three years, and every time I've had a really bad experience. I could have been unlucky, but from speaking with other co-workers I don't think I was the only one who had this experience. Frugality. Honestly being frugal is stupid. I've heard rumors of Amazon leadership taking it out of the leadership principles, but Amazon needs to get on top of its game with this.

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