Amazon Principal Systems Development Engineer reviews

2.7

44% would recommend to a friend

(79 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

38% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Principal Systems Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 79 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Systems Development Engineer professionals have an average working experience there. Amazon is rated 30% below average by Principal Systems Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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79 reviews
4.0
Dec 19, 2022

Working at Amazon

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent place to work and learn in a fast paced environment. Colleagues are top notch, and leaders are driven. Process driven company that enables structure and discipline in every aspect of work- like project execution, meetings etc. A well envisioned and stable product roadmap

Cons

Hardware is typically hectic from work-life perspective and that is no different at amazon.

4.0
Dec 16, 2022

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance Outstanding onboarding program

Cons

Very peculiar culture, takes some getting used to

2.0
Oct 17, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Potential large impact Many great colleagues Leadership principals provide basis for making good decisions

Cons

Amazon consistently values: - speed over quality - operational effort over reliability - technical debt over discipline - extending rather than refactoring/rebuilding. Leadership principals can be weaponized to justify bad decisions.

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