Amazon AWS intern: nice manager and a smooth, clear project, but no mentors

2020-08-30T00:00:00+00:00

A new AWS team where four interns built a customer demo under a kind manager with a clear scope, though with no mentors, 50-plus-hour weeks and a messy return process.

AmazonSoftware EngineerPosted 6 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Intern
Time at the company: Under 3 months
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Internship
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 1
Location: Washington DC
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: New grad

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: 50–60 hours
Who makes the decisions: Product managers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Barely any
Food: Not free, nothing easy nearby

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Amazon AWS intern: nice manager and a smooth, clear project, but no mentors

AmazonSoftware EngineerPosted 6 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Intern
Time at the company: Under 3 months
Role: Software Engineer
Job type: Internship
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 1
Location: Washington DC
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: New grad

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: No
Hours a week: 50–60 hours
Who makes the decisions: Product managers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Barely any
Food: Not free, nothing easy nearby

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