Amazon Software and Development Manager reviews

3.3

42% would recommend to a friend

(487 total reviews)
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24% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Software and Development Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 487 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software and Development Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software and Development Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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487 reviews
5.0
Jun 27, 2014
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Pros

* Bottom-up culture. As a manager, I have full autonomy to get things done and drive my short and long term vision, hire fantastic people, and take large risks

Cons

* No Paternity leave * Healthcare benefits have much higher premiums and deductibles each year * Stock grant policy can limit options at times

4.0
May 19, 2014
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Pros

I had great leaders who empowered me to take ownership over my space and drive the direction. The team of engineers and designers I worked with were sharp, had a strong sense of ownership and advocated for the customer.

Cons

The challenge with ownership is that when things go wrong, you will be in the limelight. It can often feel like your days are event driven.

2.0
Mar 11, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

- Good talent pool - Decent salary

Cons

- Politics - Company does not care to control politics as long as work gets done - No bothering about quality - just deliver and fix later - Starting from a Director level, people gets kicked out for no reasons if the top management decides so. Performance ratings are not justified. - Bad managers probably illusioned by the company culture - Finally no respect for your quality software, development methodologies and management strategies effectively nullifying you.

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