Amazon Hardware Design Engineer reviews

2.7

40% would recommend to a friend

(48 total reviews)
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24% approve of CEO

13% positive business outlook

Hardware Design Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 48 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Hardware Design Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. Amazon is rated 30% below average by Hardware Design Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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48 reviews
1.0
Sep 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

A great way to learn how to deal with dozens of teams at a time.

Cons

Health insurance is pretty bad for people with chronic illnesses. Pay isn't enough for me to live in an apartment 15 miles from work without roommates. Benefits outside of the Seattle office are trash. Male coworkers make you provide data for every little thing, slowing down design work. Sexism among the WWE team is huge. Huge amount of un-automated bureaucracy. Things move WAY too fast. We're still cleaning up repercussions from rushing old products when they want the new product done.

4.0
Sep 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Focus on customers rather than on stockholders is a huge plus. Instead of being profit driven, which can lead to cost cutting and lower quality products, Amazon focuses on delivering products that provide the best customer experience. My experience has been five stars, because I am in a job position best suited to my abilities, I am on a really great team with highly capable individuals, and my direct manager provides excellent feedback and advice.

Cons

If your manager doesn't push hard to get you a promotion, promotions can come very slowly. You might be doing that job a level higher for well over a year before the company finally promotes you to that level. Easy to get stuck in a level if you don't challenge yourself.

1.0
Dec 11, 2013

Avoid this place!

Recommend
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Pros

Great CEO, great retail side of the business

Cons

Forced stack ranking, hostile environment, no work/life balance, cut throat backstabbing culture, no engineering bonuses, low salaries, terrible hardware engineering leadership, impossible to get promoted

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