Ship fast at the expense of quality of codes and life - Software Engineer Amplitude Employee Review

2.0
Aug 16, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

Company is becoming IPO ready kudos to Sales and Marketing The Sales teams are doing a great job

Cons

Engineers generally have a miserable and chaotic life Leadership is not building for the future, mostly focus only on the short-term No QA team. No standard on testings. Nada Ship fast = ship now + test later On-call means fire-fighting, patching and working around the untested stuffs Little regards to security i.e. every new hire downloads a snapshot of the production database to their mac. Everyone has access to almost everything. People had accidentally deleted things in production.

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

1- Free Lunch in office everyday 2- Plenty of Snacks/Drinks available in office (doritos/cheetos/hint/cokes/etc) 3- Super Helpful teammates, good vision for company's growth 4- Flexible work location 5- Commute benefits/learning benefits/fitness benefits - all provided 6- Quarterly great team events

Cons

1- Office Location is in SOMA (not the best of the locations to leave office late)

2.0
May 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employees are encouraged to explore AI and automation tools, which creates strong opportunities to build future-relevant skills and experiment with process improvements beyond traditional role boundaries.

Cons

There can be a strong culture around visibility and perception here. In practice, employees often learn that highly visible work tends to carry more weight in performance and compensation discussions than work happening behind the scenes. It creates an environment where people naturally optimize for exposure rather than long-term process improvement. For prospective employees, especially those who prefer impact-driven work over visibility-driven work, It's worth thinking carefully about whether this environment aligns with your working style and career expectations.

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