Is Amazon the best company for growth as SDE in early career?

IBM / Eng
pickmyjob

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pickmyjob
Mar 8 20 Comments

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  • Google / Eng
    BatChest ๐Ÿคฉ

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    BatChest ๐Ÿคฉ
    itโ€™s a gamble. you might suffer permanent psychological damage.
    Mar 8 8
    • See OP, that's what you become if you join Amazon. The guy used so many laughing faces. He just laughs all the time. All the time.
      Mar 8
    • Amazon / Consultant
      WildPanda

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      WildPanda
      Exactly, you need to laugh on the idiotic ways of managers, have to clarify *some*, I have seen many fantastic managers in other teams or that I have work on. For career wise you do learn a ton both internally and from customers ๐Ÿ‘Œ
      Mar 8
  • Amazon
    ๐ŸŸ dikk

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    ๐ŸŸ dikk
    *lots* of interesting new work, but I'm sure there are other companies that make up for it with better culture/management. Still, a great place for growth.
    Mar 8 0
  • New
    cathiewoo!

    New

    cathiewoo!
    Best for learning how to survive pip. It is much better to join other companies where your colleagues are more helpful since they are not worried about being pip.
    Mar 8 0
  • Amazon
    base350

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    base350
    I wouldnโ€™t say it is the best, but in terms of growth and learning it is very good
    Mar 8 0
  • Amazon
    ILikeBaths

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    ILikeBaths
    Depends on the team just like anything else. Some teams actually implant bad practices and habits like deploying without proper integration testing or maybe deploying without sufficient unit testing
    Mar 8 2
    • IBM / Eng
      pickmyjob

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      pickmyjob
      OP
      Is it easy to switch teams? Off the top of your head can you name some good ones? It's completely random for new grad and you don't find out until a couple months before start date
      Mar 8
    • Amazon
      ILikeBaths

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      ILikeBaths
      There are bad teams and good teams in most orgs. Itโ€™s a crap shoot. If youโ€™re new I would focus on learning as much as you can. It is good for delivering a lot, which over time does make you a better developer. You just have to aware of things your team isnโ€™t doing correctly
      Mar 8