Amazon Bay Area: calm team, promotion-minded manager, tough for new grads

2021-06-18T00:00:00+00:00

Normal hours, snacks, weekly events and a manager focused on promotion made it a good place for experienced hires, though first projects can overwhelm new graduates.

AmazonBackend EngineerPosted 5 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left within 3 months
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Backend Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 4
Location: SF Bay Area
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: 1–3 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: Yes
Hours a week: 30–40 hours
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Barely any
Left the org in the last 6 months: 5–10%
Food: Free, and fine

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Amazon Bay Area: calm team, promotion-minded manager, tough for new grads

AmazonBackend EngineerPosted 5 years agoBy Anonymous

About the reviewer

Status: Left within 3 months
Time at the company: 1–2 years
Role: Backend Engineer
Job type: Full-time
Track: Individual contributor
Level: 4
Location: SF Bay Area
Degree: Master's
Experience before joining: 1–3 years

What they reported

Confident in the business: Yes
Clear path to grow: Yes
Hours a week: 30–40 hours
Who makes the decisions: Engineers
How colleagues work: Reasonable, not overworking
Office politics: Barely any
Left the org in the last 6 months: 5–10%
Food: Free, and fine

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