Amazon Systems Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(213 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Systems Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 213 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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213 reviews
2.0
Apr 30, 2011
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Pros

Good name to have on CV Scale,scale and scale - gigantic network with over 1mill servers smart people interview process - relevant questions, friendly and professional atmosphere role changes every 6-12 months - from coder to sysadmin to netadmin, etc...

Cons

low pay compared to rivals in Dublin (Google, MS, Facebook) ridiculously poor benefits - cheapest health cover and worst pension scheme one can get on the Irish market combined with 3x years salary in case of death... no work-life balance - 10-12 hour days are the norm, 24 hour on-call shifts on consecutive days are not rare either no parking spaces for employees overtime is not paid - time in lieu is dependent on manager revolving door - main theme: stay for 2 years then leave and join the better paying Internet giants in Dublin (Google, MS, Facebook). poor facilities - place looks like crammed call centre in a third world country Avoid the following teams: DevSupport, NetOps, TechOps

5.0
Feb 21, 2011
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Pros

Engineering decisions are bottom up, not foisted upon from top managment, you get to choose what you think are projects that make for a better customer experience, and also make your life easier. The people who one works with make all the difference, the people here are bright, and friendly. The customer obsession thing is not a lie, which is somewhat refreshing after money grubbung at other firms.

Cons

The operations burden can occassionally be a drag. And _everyone_ has an ops burden. Carrying a pager, and being a front line engineer has its pros -- interesting problems, triaging and diagnosing on the flyt -- but it can also be very tiring at the end of e week on call. When deadlines approach, there are times when one does spend more time at work than usual.

4.0
Mar 20, 2010
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Pros

Exciting. If you have the right team, it can be a very pleasant place to work in. Unlike others, I find the operations burden refreshing (I come from working as a federal government contractor). On call pages are often opportunities to learn thing, and I like the investigation

Cons

Sometimes I spend too much time at the office. Parking spaces are limited. If you have a bad manager, life can be ... difficult.

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