Amazon Sr. Technical Program Manager reviews

3.5

62% would recommend to a friend

(305 total reviews)
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50% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Sr. Technical Program Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 305 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Technical Program Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Technical Program Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
May 16, 2019
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Pros

I was skeptical about the company culture having read so many articles about how Amazon squeezes every last drop from the employees. Not true! It is like any other competitive technology workplace where the number of hours is not the measure of performance. As long as you are able to deliver your assignments/job responsibilities efficiently, it is all good. The one thing I am loving about Amazon is that they don't do the "artificial HR talk" about loyalty and "employees are family" type of words that many large corporations pretend to follow. Managers do take good care of employees and offer flexibility as much as possible within their control. People who complain always find a way to complain. Seattle downtown is great and food options around are very cool.

Cons

I was surprised to see chaos around some basic issues that exist in legacy companies but not expected in new-age companies like Amazon (e.g. two groups not talking to each other, less documentation, immature processes).

1.0
May 16, 2019
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Pros

- fast paced - interesting work - always shipping is addictive

Cons

- no process (its day one every day and that is not a good thing) - high level politics force astounding attrition - limited growth - 80 hour work weeks for L6 (Senior) staff If you do not change teams every year, it is likely you will get managed out before you realize your RSUs, so don't bet the farm on any total comp offered. There is little if any career development unless you luck out on a decent manager and skip manager, but even in those cases, there is no stability in reporting chains.

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