Amazon Systems Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

49% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)
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35% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Systems Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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93 reviews
3.0
Aug 17, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of great people Flexibility Access to big set of trending technologies No dead end career if you build your own path

Cons

No work/life balance consideration from management (either you put the limits or you'll be squeezed out for free) No useful training on services Performance evaluation impartial and unfair Bonuses are not up to the extra effort some put on

5.0
May 23, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

It's a very results focused company. I have grown a lot as a result of working here. Expect to be surrounded by people who know how to work hard. And expect to work hard yourself.

Cons

Might be all wrapped up in the pros.

3.0
Apr 22, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Some very smart people work here. It is not hard to find challenging and interesting tasks. Great place to learn. If you work hard, smart, and long, you can really get ahead

Cons

Stack ranking makes for somewhat strained relationship between co-workers. very poor work life balance if you want to get promoted. Amazon values builders -- which means that sstems engineers are a second class citizen. Turnover for Systems engineers is really high in retail.

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