Amazon Data Center Operations Engineer reviews

4.7

93% would recommend to a friend

(59 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

99% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

Data Center Operations Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 4.7 out of 5 stars, based on 59 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Center Operations Engineer professionals have an excellent working experience there. Amazon is rated 22% above average by Data Center Operations Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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59 reviews
1.0
Jan 22, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

Great place to get professional experience. Lots of paid training.

Cons

Make no mistake; you will be working for Amazon. They are notorious for chewing people up and spitting them out. Expect to be bullied and humiliated on a regular basis from management. There are a lot of ex-military in management who run the pace like a boot camp. The Amazon Leadership Principles are completely absent.

4.0
Jan 19, 2017

Worth it

Recommend
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Pros

Exciting work, good pay (with the grants & bonuses), surrounded by smart people

Cons

You're not empowered to get things done, but you are empowered to screw others over.

2.0
Feb 19, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

-Amazon has its hands into everything and this goes for all its business units. Whatever your profession or career level, you will become experienced with all facets of your job. -Great compensation package but also known as "Golden Handcuffs". -You are given a lot of responsibility and control over your department. You have a big impact wherever you are.

Cons

-There is no work/life balance (60-70 h/w) and due to the aforementioned "Golden Handcuffs", you are not given much choice in adjusting any imbalance. -The Amazon culture is Darwinian. This has led to significant levels favoritism. -I was forced to stack rank my direct reports and place the lower half on performance plans regardless of their actual performance.

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