2 years at Amazon
My experience of working at Amazon has been mixed with all kinds(ones that I heard about) of combinations possible in a FAANG company.
Overall, I would say, Amazon is the best company I have worked for so far, even far better than Atlassian. I would choose Amazon over any other company just for its sheer focus on tech. Working at Amazon comes with its unique set of political drama, and mental stress but it is worth getting through them at least once in your career, and as early as possible.
My previous employers i.e. Flipkart and Atlassian, are both tech companies. Flipkart is e-commerce and Atlassian creates software for tech companies but both of these companies do not come close to being called Tech Focused companies.
My 2 years of working at Amazon went away in a snap. I still remember by Day 1, it was a bit overwhelming as I have been working from home for the last 2 years and going to the office in Bengaluru requires more than just motivation.
I was full of excitement as I was joining my dream company. This enthusiasm slowly crumbled when I was greeted by the fact that I am the only Frontend engineer in fact the only Software Engineer in my team as the rest of the folks were System Dev Engineers which is one of the verticals of DevOps.
