Pluspunten
It really depends on which team/management you are working with, and since Amazon is very big, some employees can have a very different experience than I have. --- No matter what team you join, you will be working with people who are smart. Even if you think that you are the best in certain fields, there are always people you can learn from. Amazon is really fast paced, so you will see huge projects get quickly shipped out the door. Rather than spend years perfecting a product, Amazon is willing to take risks and fix things after getting things launched (with minimal customer impact). Amazon truly is customer-focused. A lot of the time the first question that is being asked is: How will this affect the customer? There are so many teams at Amazon, that you can constantly switch teams to try out completely new things. Although they require you to stay with a team for at least one full year, that's pretty much what I did. I hopped around trying out different things.
Minpunten
On-call. Not every team has this, but some teams do. For some teams, on-call is a breeze, and for others it is a nightmare. But this should come naturally to teams who are responsible for multi-million dollar code directly impacts customer experience. Although at first it may seem pretty daunting, once you get in the rhythm it's really not that bad. Plus most managers/teams are pretty understanding and you can come in late the next day if you get a over-night on-call. Work-life balance. Again this is heavily team/project dependent. Some teams have it really bad, while others have it really chill. Dealing with the recruiting team is a nightmare. I had to deal with them three times for three years, and every time I've had a really bad experience. I could have been unlucky, but from speaking with other co-workers I don't think I was the only one who had this experience. Frugality. Honestly being frugal is stupid. I've heard rumors of Amazon leadership taking it out of the leadership principles, but Amazon needs to get on top of its game with this.