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Interesting Info on Job, Salary and Work at Amazon by JC, published: 2012-12-06 15:57 last updated: 2012-12-06 15:57 viewed 13839 times Today I read a post written by a former manager at Amazon. He talked about the salary, job and work for different levels of software engineers. Here it is:***Amazon employees salaries differ greatly, even at the same level. It is a function of when you get hired (i.e. good job market or not), your previous salary, how much you negotiated, and your career progression after joining Amazon.I once managed a team and hired a SDE fresh out of University of Washington. He was making more than a SDE II who had been working at Amazon for 5+ years.The SDE 2 made less because he made several lateral moves inside the company. He was also too passive, and was pushed around by his coworkers and managers.Amazon has a very intense work environment. Some people will say its a sweat shop. However, if youre willing to get hands dirty, dont mind to work hard and get into nifty gifty details, you will learn a lot. Its a great company for folks with the right mind set and expectation. But its not for everyone. Bay area companies tend to treat employees much better than Amazon. If youre single, you could work for Amazon, but if you have a family, it might be too intense for you.See more Amazon Salary and Interview info here. Comments (10) 1. JC 2010-10-30 22:44 In terms of rate of pay to work for , it is overall not bad. I heard the sign-up bonus is quite impressive. 2. visitor 2011-01-15 20:34 Ph.D degree, Big USA Corp, 3 years of experience, Amazon SDE offer base $120,000. Job could be SDE III. 3. visitor 2011-01-16 18:20 Amazon SDE II, Base $120,000, sign up bonus $45,000, no review bonus for first year. 4. visitor 2011-01-28 01:53 In terms of benefits, Amazon is not as good as microsoft. What I heard:--First year only 10 vacation days. 2-5 years, 15 days--50% match for up to 4% of base--Need to pay co-pay for health insurance--He