Amazon Lab126 Reviews

Pros

Amazing and constant innovation, colleagues like family.

Cons

Big corporate related hassles in general.

Pros

Fast paced, lots of different types of roles and businesses, easy to move between roles.

Cons

Lots of movement so a lot of reinventing the wheel, compensation isn't great as it is fixed base once you are in and everything after is just stock (which has to vest again).

Advice to Management

Improve the compensation model, which is used globally but based on something that is only competitive in a few markets.

Pros

I was originally hired as an SDET on the Fire TV team. From my first impressions, Amazon Lab126 seemed like a great company to work for. Throughout your career, you'll get to collaborate with diverse teams on highly successful products. I've also met many interesting people during my time at Amazon. The company social events are amazing too. In addition to the annual post-holiday celebration and the family picnic,...

Cons

However, one thing I quickly noticed was the company's toxic management and culture. For example, my first boss loved to micromanage and actually once told me I was being unprofessional simply because I spent a few minutes talking to another new hire. After the most recent reorganization, I was assigned to a manager with a non-technical background. Despite his limited experience, he constantly criticized my work and was...

Advice to Management

Treat your employees as well as you do your customers.

Pros

Good benefits Better than average salary Well-known in the industry so looks good in the resume

Cons

Silo-ed structure Poor dev infrastructure Some products don't have good vision.

Advice to Management

It's too late to take any action now. It is impossible to change a 150000 people behemoth. So just focus on macro improvements.

Pros

Great team culture. Lots of freedom at work. Good pay.

Cons

Travel in coach. Expensive monthly parking at work

Advice to Management

Travel in business

Pros

great if you're working on the right project and for the right manager, you'll grow quickly

Cons

highly competitive workplace, charters of teams often loosely defined which often leads to politics and land-grabs

Pros

Ability to learn new skills and technologies.

Cons

Low compensation compared to other tech companies in Bay Area.

Pros

- Get to work on cool innovative products, especially in the smart home space. It’s really cutting edge stuff and you see customers use it. - The culture here really depends on your team, in my case it’s good. Oncall isn’t crazy. - The gym onsite is pretty sweet.

Cons

- Commuter services could be better - A little too frugal. Kind of sad going to an event that provides snacks that are gone within 5 minutes.

Advice to Management

Be more generous to your employees. Pay them well for good work.