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
5.0
Jul 7, 2020
Recommend
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Pros

- Culture that focuses on getting to the right thing for the customer, regardless of who's idea it is - exposure to lots of really interesting work and ideas - opportunity for massive impact - teams have a huge amount of autonomy and agency

Cons

- doesn't have as many benefits as other tech companies (free food, etc) - operational load (on-call) can vary depending on your team

5.0
Jun 24, 2020

Great company!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is smart, driven and hard-working. I feel intellectually engaged all day and the company is very well set up for working from home. I recommend highly!

Cons

Work/life balance is not for everyone but once you get in your groove, things start to normalize.

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