Pros
1. Salary and sign on can be high (can seem high) for the first year 2. There are some really smart people which makes for a great work environment, at times
Cons
1. Amzn is good only for people who join straight out of the school. If you have some experience, then you will find this place doesnt value your previous experience. You will be under-leveled and will have to climb through multiple steps 2. Amzn is run by engineers; non-engineers (PMs, Business managers) have very less say - not this can be org dependent. There can be teams where this is not true 3. Political: People parrot the leadership principles but in reality every one wants to build their own pyramid, even if it means overall sub-optimality 4. Operational load; You will spend innumerable hours deep diving on stuff that has no relevance. This is the first place where people go on vacation and never return. I have never seen a place, where every one is eternally unhappy - it seems like every one is just waiting to leave