Amazon Employee Job Reviews in the United States

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I liked working with some of the smartest people on the planet."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have extremely strong fundamentals. Amazon loves it."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"I loved everything about the company, from a to z, of Amazon."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Continue the great work at Amazon."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I like working with large systems, high traffic volume, and systematic build/deploy/release procedures."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Always think in terms of scalability, and performance/optimization of code/service. Good design adds up to your positive feedback. :)"

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"I dislike dependencies among various components/teams, maintainability of old tech/product/design, etc., and hesitancy to use latest technology."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would suggest having right priorities for projects as per requirements."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I like the team of people I have encountered and their desire to help the associates succeed."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Research the core values and know operational math. Understand that there are hundreds of people applying. Know what makes you the best candidate."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"There is no work-life balance, and daily start and end times fluctuate. The schedule is created on purpose to test the resilience of the team."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Get to know your team's strengths and weaknesses. Don't leave it up to your reports to mentor and develop other team members."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"It is a cutting edge e-commerce company, focused on the customer experience, with great teams and co-workers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Having a strong analytic skill set is essential. Be results-focused."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"There are poor personnel management and lack of upward career growth at the senior level."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Management should have better oversight of team and personnel development, and more focus on creating a collaborative workplace."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"My likes are: collaborative team, synergy, modern, cutting edge, casual, fun, computer promotion, and books."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would have more meetings."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"They looked to us to take on a lot of responsibility of our own."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You can only get two promotions until you'll need to return for your MBA, and they don't offer assistance in education."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"There's so much turnover at their FCs that my manager knew virtually nothing about my project for the summer."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would have the FCs more organized so that there was less down time figuring things out during the work day."

"Good pace, limited advancement."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I like the relaxed atmosphere, fast pace, good compensation, flat organization, and good management."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Pay attention to culture questions (corporate culture)."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"I dislike the limited advancement opportunities for the DBA role. Database features used are not as much as I would like."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I like being creative and allowed to build new innovative products, and being encouraged to think outside the box."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Prepare, prepare, prepare, prepare. If you confront the unprepared with preparedness, you will always be victorious."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"I don't like my growth being restricted. I want to build and create."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Ensure business needs are being met while ensuring the continued growth of your associates and product line."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"I liked the upbeat, fun environment where I could be creative, which allowed me to be passionate about what I do."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"It is a relaxed environment, so just be yourself during the interview process."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"I couldn't communicate with the Amazon.com contact very well due to management juggling a number of different schools."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Keep which schools the management is working with in better order."

"Very ownership-driven with poor management."

What do you like about working at Amazon?

"Ownership, bias for action, and working environment were highlights about Amazon.com in my tenure."

What don't you like about working at Amazon?

"I disliked the poor management, lack of growth opportunities, and less business-driven projects."