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Amazon Lab126

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Good company, but marred by politics - Software Development Engineer Amazon Lab126 Employee Review

4.0
Feb 23, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Lab126 had some of the brightest developers I've ever worked with. You definitely learn fast, and get to work on some world-changing products.

Cons

Stack ranking. They deny they do it, but they *absolutely* do, and it quickly devolves into edging out developers without political support. Obviously, I have a personal bias here, so take this statement with the requisite disclaimers.

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5.0
Jun 12, 2026
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Pros

amazing culture, really supportive, mostly healthy competition

Cons

less career growth in comparison to aws people

4.0
Jul 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The team is welcoming and supportive, with designers across visual, motion, and sound design (rare for Amazon) However, opportunities to collaborate across teams are relatively limited.

Cons

Decision-making can take time due to multiple stakeholder reviews. Balancing design quality with business constraints can be challenging. Job security has become less predictable in recent years.

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