Amazon Software Development Manager reviews

3.4

48% would recommend to a friend

(485 total reviews)
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27% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Manager, Software Development employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 485 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager, Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager, Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Feb 23, 2018
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Pros

Lots of autonomy and ability to run your teams as you see best.

Cons

Top -down driving of SVP Goals leads to misalignment among teams and no clear ownership (when shared) which leads to a lot of churn and wasted sense of urgency. Everyone working on a goal because it's an "STEAM" or "SVP" goal - not because it's necessarily the "right" goal..

5.0
Feb 23, 2018
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Pros

I've been at Amazon for a month now, and I've seen none of the horror stories being communicated to the public, although Amazon is a large enough company that I'm sure there are good pockets and bad pockets. Everyone here is really smart, and wants to succeed both personally, and as a company. People collaborate and help each other, focus on data, and truly focus on the customer. Every company I've ever worked for talks about how important the customer is, but on day 2, they're forgotten. Amazon seems to genuinely focus on what's best for the customer, and it's awesome to be in meetings where people actually bring that up, and make decisions focused on long-term customer satisfaction. The opportunities to learn here are literally unlimited, and the opportunity to take on new responsibility is as well. I honestly believe you can be as awesome as you want here.

Cons

No cons, so far - seriously. Like I said, I'm sure Amazon has some bad pockets in it here and there, but this is an amazing job, an amazing opportunity, and the biggest thing I have to complain about is that it's a little chilly in our building. I can live with that. Does Amazon demand high quality, measurable results? Yes! Is it hard work? Yes! Is it rewarding? Yes! So I'm not calling that a 'con'. Work/life balance seems comparable to other places I've worked - not worse.

5.0
Feb 23, 2018
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Pros

Its very fast moving and challenging environment. I learned a lot in last 1 year compared to probably 2 to 3 years in my previous companies. I am glad I choose Amazon over others.

Cons

Getting promoted in a managerial role is an uphill battle compared to other companies as far as I heard.

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