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      Amazon Principal Technical Program Manager reviews

      3.4

      35% would recommend to a friend

      (168 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      25% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      2.5

      Senior management

      2.2

      Work/Life balance

      Principal Technical Program Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 168 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Technical Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Technical Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      168 reviews
      5.0
      May 2, 2019

      Down to earth, humble but Super Achievers

      Principal consultant
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very flat organization, never seen any office politics or agendas for my last 3 years stint. Colleagues go out of their way to help you if you ask for help

      Cons

      Size of org can be overwhelming if you come from a small org.

      5.0
      Jan 20, 2019

      Life/Work at Amazon

      Principal technical program manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Best reasons? it's a challenging environment with many diverse routes to take in your career assuming you perform well at each stage. People are held accountable for the most part (exceptions everywhere in life). The bar is high which makes for teams that do strive to operate at a level that other companies give up on.

      Cons

      Careers are made or broken based on the team you join. do your research. And once your in, listen to your instincts. if you feel that you are performing at a mediocre level (and we all know when we are) - chances are it's not un-noticed. If you are struggling to fit in, chances are it's not a fit. If you had anxiety, depression, insecurity before joining Amazon (or any company), no one can fix that but you. If you find yourself too stretched, get a mentor, regroup, take a step back. self-awareness is a blessing and a curse, but essential here.

      4.0
      Jan 14, 2019

      Making history, great culture, but not "easy" or "relaxed"

      Principal engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Work on stuff that your friends and family use and love - Company culture is a meritocracy - Company culture makes sense/is logical (which for engineers is important) - One of least political places to work - Engineering teams have lots of ownership...no software architects or 200 page requirement documents. Thin product management layer. - Managers are good individual contributors, not just people managers - Peer review culture (of your code/designs/deliverables) - The feedback produces lots of personal growth, and better engineers - No-one asks you to do overtime/work weekends/etc. - Pretty flexible working for people with kids (as long as prepared to commit to coming into office most of the time) - The Amazon reading and writing practice is awesome. - Crappy team mates get encouraged to leave the company quickly. - Company promotes women and minorities, educates staff on implicit bias, etc. - The NYT article was completely inaccurate/trash/rubbish/basura - I could see myself spending the rest of my career here.

      Cons

      - There is always too much to do...have to manage your time and avoid over-committing. Have to have discipline over your own time to innovate and stay up to date on things going on outside company. - It's easy to confuse the wisdom of teams (which is huge) with individual wisdom...yes, the people in the room are as stupid as you are...just collectively they appear smarter. - Not a good fit for talented people/geniuses who struggle to pay attention/too laid back/not detail oriented/can't be anything other than a big fish in a small sea/don't realize the company and customer comes first. - Lots of meetings (that pro about peer review culture has a counter balance) if you aren't prudent about declining. - Definitely better benefits in other companies. Amazon's opinion is they'd rather pay you well and you buy your own lunch rather than supply lunch every day, for example.

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