I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy (AWS RDS) - werkgeversreview SDE3 bij Amazon

1,0
8 jul 2018
Aanbevelen
Goedkeuring directeur
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Pluspunten

- RSUs (part of the salary is in stock, backdated 2 years) - smart people

Minpunten

- smart people who are jerks - literally no perks ($100 off Amazon, that's all) - unbelievable pressure; no support from management or HR -- they are just here to get the most out of you. Managers will interfere with you at all times, even though they are supposed to be non-technical. - no work life balance, nobody cares about you - insane on-call schedule: 8-12 hour shifts, night or day, once a week. No extra pay. You have 10 minutes to answer the pager and 30 mins to solve the problem or heads roll. Great for customers but insane for you! Expect to be busy the entire 8-12 hours. - culture is shockingly disempowering; innovation is a myth. It's all about getting things out as fast as possible. No project ever lasts a long time so there is only so much you can accomplish. Don't bother asking people questions -- that is extremely frowned upon - completely siloed teams. Every team reinvents the wheel. No infrastructure or tools team. - Extremely hierarchical system. Being a PE gives you power over everyone below you and is a huge advantage. In 2 years, 200+ people team, nobody got promoted to PE. 2 people got promoted to SDE3 working 100 hour weeks. Is it really worth it?? - everything runs by the 'leadership principles'. Everything. Read them closely. There is nothing there about caring for your employees, caring for your coworkers. The only recurring message in there is bending over backwards for customers. That's all that's important to this company.

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5,0
3 apr 2026
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Pluspunten

Long days but rewarding if you work with a good team and leadership group

Minpunten

long days and long weeks

5,0
10 jan 2016
Anonieme werknemer
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Pluspunten

Echt slimme mensen, veel kansen voor groei, altijd aangemoedigd om innovatief te zijn, groots te denken en iets nieuws te creëren. Competitief salaris en secundaire arbeidsvoorwaarden bij andere grote technologiebedrijven. 100% zelfmotiverende werkomgeving. Geen dresscode en viervoeters zijn welkom.

Minpunten

Je moet gemotiveerd zijn. NIEMAND zal je hand vasthouden en je vertellen dat je het geweldig doet. Als je constante bevestigingen van het management nodig hebt, is dit bedrijf niets voor jou.

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