Amazon Operations Engineer III reviews

3.1

3% would recommend to a friend

(65 total reviews)
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2% approve of CEO

3% positive business outlook

Operations Engineer III employees have rated Amazon with 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 65 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Operations Engineer III professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Operations Engineer III professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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65 reviews
1.0
Oct 5, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Hard to find any pros

Cons

Outdated technology self developed local technology Hides behind customer focus to push quick and dirty No agile process at all super individualistic no real investment in improving code base Oncall rotations of 12hrs including nights The company hires talented people to just setup a luxury oncall unit Ops work overload Management takes decision on technical aspect

1.0
Aug 3, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Direct control over code, builds, deployments. Access to AWS tools for team use. Great facility, on-campus dining.

Cons

Non-industry-standard tools. Proprietary solutions for nearly everything. Experienced developers can't leverage their years of experience in tools, libraries, etc. Pressure to work extended hours. Way, way, too many meetings. Poor personnel review practices. Hostile developer culture.

1.0
May 1, 2017

Neutral

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

* Good learning. * Fast moving company. * Competitive salary in the industry. * Vast number of opportunities in the company across different locations. * You can switch to any other team whenever you want.

Cons

* No clear growth ladder. * Manager does not tell you clear expectations. * High churn rate. * No freebies like what my friends get in their companies. * Too much customer obsessed.

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