Amazon Senior Software Developer reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(680 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

42% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 680 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
Sep 19, 2017
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Pros

Groudbreaking projects used by around the world. It feels like we are writing operating system for the next 100 years :-) One can achieve anything here as long as they have energy and interest. In my team work/life balance is very good. I don't feel pressure from management to do overtime, we did put more hours in order to release my current project on time.

Cons

Due to the active growth and interns we were in high-density seating during the summer. A new Amazon building will open nearby soon and some teams will move there freeing up space.

5.0
Sep 19, 2017
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Pros

I work at AWS, and love the pace of growth and innovation, and the amazing AWS cloud services, as well as the transformational impact we bring into our customers' lives around the world. It's great to be a part of such awesome global force. I'm surrounded with highly competent, driven, yet super friendly professionals, who actually want to work all day, every day, to achieve results (yep, I find it rare and highly beneficial). I love the challenges we get to solve on daily basis - never get bored. Management sets vision and direction, and trusts that you'll take the initiative to implement it to your best judgement and ability (no micro-management). They ask what they can do to help every day. Arguably led by the best CEO on the planet, great leadership team, flat management structure. Great work/life balance - very reasonable performance expectations, giving you a chance to over-achieve them. I choose to work extra hours because I want to achieve more each week, like most around me - but it's not mandatory. Great compensation package.

Cons

Not an ideal place for under-achievers! :-) Fewer holidays and vacation days than offered by most companies - this is more than compensated by cool events you get to travel to throughout the year

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