Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(954 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 954 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5.0
May 19, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Amazons culture is super peculiar and important for your daily work, if you can identify with the leadership principles - this is the place for you! - from my experience you don't have fake to be someone else - you can just be yourself - the team is really multi-cultural, eager to solve problems and make an impact - there is a clear plan for your first 3 months of onboarding and expectations are always clearly communicated

Cons

There are many Amazon proprietary tools and technologies for development you have to learn and you can't reuse them in the industry in case you want to leave Amazon at any point

3.0
May 16, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've learned so much working at Amazon that I probably never would have learned while working in other companies straight out of college, and gotten paid decently well in addition. It's been a worthwhile investment in my career.

Cons

Even if you get lucky in terms of team placement, the overall culture will slowly grind stress and workaholic habits into your life. Be wary and have an exit plan.

3.0
May 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Good path for career development for proactive people * lots of opportunities to work on some very exciting products. * good opportunities for horizontal movement

Cons

* Work can be bogged down by too many processes. * There is a wide range of talent at the same seniority level * Workload can vary throughout the year and also depends a lot on the team but in general things move at a fast pace. * Nobody sees your value unless you point it out.

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