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      Amazon Software Development Manager III reviews

      3.4

      40% would recommend to a friend

      (119 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      37% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.8

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.4

      Work/Life balance

      2.4

      Senior management

      Software Development Manager III employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 119 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Manager III professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Manager III professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      119 reviews
      5.0
      Apr 25, 2014

      Amazon Web Services and Work Life Balance

      Software development manager iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Amazon Web Services is one of the best places in the industry to challenges your technical skills and grow as a software development engineers. AWS has an amazingly talented set of senior engineers who provide quality mentoring. Despite what old reviews might say, you can, in fact have work life balance at Amazon. I have two children under the age of 5, my spouse works, and we have a life. Moreover, Amazonians are there to help you learn how to find that balance.

      Cons

      If you are used to being the best, you won't be at AWS because many of the best of the best are there. Some people thrive this environment as they love learning from their peers. Others finding it too intimidating.

      3.0
      Apr 5, 2014

      Not what I was expecting

      Software development manager iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Very talented and professional engineers. Interesting problems to solve. Good relocation and hiring bonus, decent base salary. It will be a learning experience, no matter what your background is. Strong company culture and good team spirit.

      Cons

      The high hiring bar and mandatory layoffs every year makes is hard to keep your team fully staffed. You will spend a lot of time recruiting. Management is distrusting by nature, and playing devil's advocate seems to be a corporate pastime. Expect strictly negative reinforcement and to hear that you are not doing good enough. Being a bully is considered a value, and a requirement for advancement.

      4.0
      Apr 2, 2014

      The largest startup in the world

      Software engineer iii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Good pay at higher levels (SDE 3+) 2. Excellent range of opportunities - work from UI to the largest web services infrastructure in the world to machine learning to consumer products (Kindle).. If you get bored of one team, moving to another is straightforward. 3. High achievers are rewarded well 4. Super focused and competent senior management

      Cons

      1. The frugality (cheapness) gets old after a while. 2. Growing as an individual contributor after the SDE 2 level is made ridiculously tough and is completely team dependent; an SDE 2-3 promotion in a technically strong team might take years (or never happen) with the same promotion take a few months in some other teams 3. Uneven quality across groups and teams - there needs to be a consistent hiring bar. 4. Employees are treated largely as cogs. The pager hell is real and can be bad depending on the team.

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