Great pay and interesting projects, but intense culture and no remote flexibility - Software Engineer Amazon Employee Review

4.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

- Opportunity to work with lots of very smart people - Interesting projects at huge scale - Great pay and benefits

Cons

- Engineering culture is very intense with tight deadlines - Must work in person, limited/no flexibility for remote work - Lots of bureaucracy due to large company size

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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