189 Software Development Engineer Reviews
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"Very friendly and relaxed environment that encourages hard work and optimism."
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"Good place if you can stand the pager."
What do you like about working at Amazon?
"There are lots of smart people, and low politics."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Be prepared for lots of coding."
What don't you like about working at Amazon?
"I dislike pager duty."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Invest in ops teams."
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"Ok to work at."
What do you like about working at Qwest?
"Good team members, very knowledgable."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Get a salary you'll be happy with for several years. Not much promise of future wage increases."
What don't you like about working at Qwest?
"It's a slowely dying company, no career advancement, little money for raises, rare promotions."
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"Avaya is a good company and asks that you work very hard."
What do you like about working at Avaya?
"It's a lot of work, but with very interesting projects."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"They do not ask many technical questions, as they expect you to have the ability to learn what you need when you need it. Be confident in what you do know, and relax. The interviews are very casual, and you feel like you are talking to a friend, not an interviewer."
What don't you like about working at Avaya?
"There is very little employee communication."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Think of more ways for groups to communicate and share ideas."
What do you like about working at Rockwell Collins?
"Many ongoing projects to choose from."
What don't you like about working at Rockwell Collins?
"We got channeled into three projects, two of which were cancelled and the third wasn't big enough to support all in the area."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Don't move around so much."
What do you like about working at Eastman Kodak?
"Sustainable company. A diversified workforce."
What don't you like about working at Eastman Kodak?
"Lack of opportunities."
What do you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?
"Professional environment, great work place with benefits."
What don't you like about working at Advanced Micro Devices?
"Management is top heavy."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Focus on linear growth."
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"I was a contract employee."
What do you like about working at Amazon?
"They were flexible about working hours."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"They are EXTREMELY pretentious. When they interview you, you will be asked programming questions that have absolutely NOTHING to do with the job you are interviewing for, and which only a PhD in CS or SE could possibly answer. They will tell you they are hiring for the whole Amazon company, not just their group, as a reason, but basically it is just pretension."
What don't you like about working at Amazon?
"It is a hack shop. Good software engineering principles were not even considered."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Quality demands that things be done RIGHT, not just FAST. Emphasis on FAST at the expense of doing things RIGHT generates a train wreck in progress."
What do you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?
"The salary, the benefits, the people around were great."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Ask all questions that are relevant to your objectives, make sure it is agreed with HR and your manager, communicate your aspirations and interests before starting, make sure it is a fit."
What don't you like about working at Alcatel-Lucent?
"The role was changing to support with less exposure to software and did not fit my objectives."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Managers are doing a good job, but should be more clear and open about the company's objectives and share their view with employees."
What do you like about working at Ford Motor?
"Working for Ford Motor Company allowed to expand my professional horizons, meet with colleagues that were able to share their experience and I was fast learning the tools that were available at Ford."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Show confidence during the interview by answering the questions asked and be professional in attitude."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep up with the excellent work."
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"Kontek is great! I was convinced by Crestron to become independent."
What do you like about working at Kontek Industries?
"Kontek is a small, close knit, group. All working together, not departmentalized."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Someone interviewing for Kontek Be yourself, be genuine, no ties allowed."
What don't you like about working at Kontek Industries?
"Putting out fires with gasoline. Light at the end of the tunnel never arrives, always beyond reach."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Learn to say No to clients when appropriate or necessary."
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"The learning opportunities are great, but they send too many good people after bad tasks"
What do you like about working at Amazon?
"My likes are: the development environment, once you adjust to it, makes work much easier; presentations from other groups, other computing professionals, and even artists and authors; and the mix of platforms and tools means one learns to do many different things."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"Find out exactly what you will be doing there."
What don't you like about working at Amazon?
"My dislikes are: tribal knowledge - no one really knows how anything works, or whom to ask; high-level SDEs doing mundane support work; new money and people are going to new AWS groups, and not to crucial groups that are short-staffed; and it is not as easy to move around as it should be."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Consider who is best suited for what tasks, and organize your groups accordingly."
What do you like about working at Caterpillar?
"Excellent learning experience, worked with many interesting and new technologies. Also the people that work there were very friendly."
Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?
"You should make sure you have a portfolio of all the things you know. Keep it with you when you interview, they like proof."
What don't you like about working at Caterpillar?
"Distance from Chicago and pay."
What suggestions do you have for management?
"Keep up the good job. Pay your employees well."
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"Excellent company with good growth opportunities."
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"Great place to work."
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