Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Engineering Manager?

Engineering Manager professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 66 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Engineering Manager Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Engineering Manager interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Engineering Manager employees well?

Engineering Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 66 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Engineering Manager salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Engineering Manager professionals working at Amazon?

45% of Engineering Manager employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Engineering Manager professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.8 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.2 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11120) , Warehouse Worker (6916) , Associate (6212) , Software Engineer (6177) , Area Manager (5708) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3521) , Fulfillment Associate (3411) , Software Development Engineer (3184) , Customer Service Representative (3047) , Program Manager (2482) , Operations Manager (2299) , Customer Service Associate (2219) , Sortation Associate (1868) , Manager (1456) , Process Assistant (1422)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19439 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13258 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7712 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5748 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4908 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10117 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7053 reviews)); "Their management is poor and has many problems that you may have never seen before." ((in 6667 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5201 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2410 reviews))

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Amazon Engineering Manager reviews

3.4

45% would recommend to a friend

(66 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

26% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Engineering Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 66 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Engineering Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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66 reviews

4.0

Feb 6, 2022

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Pros

- Competitive compensation in non east / west coast areas (however, compensation is below par in comparison to other of the large tech companies) - Good health insurance - Plenty of opportunities if you are willing to put your nose to the grindstone and play the political game

Cons

- HR policies drive mercenary instead of missionary mindset in employees afraid of being put on performance plan due to required minimum attrition rates - Poor 401k Match - Promotion process

1.0

Jan 27, 2022

Avoid!! extremally toxic!

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Pros

Learning Salary working with smart people cant think of any other pros

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Toxic environment Bad managers No work life balance Even if you are admitted to hospital, on sick leave, you are expected to work

5.0

Jan 21, 2022

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Greatest company ever really changed my life

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New management changed alot of the rules

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