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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3.0
Apr 3, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

My team at AWS is very focused on results, expectations for quick ramp-up and contributions are high. Can lead to crunch time and overwork but also gives a lot of opportunities to improve as an engineer. The quality of product is generally high and there are a lot of smart, hardworking people to learn from. Salaries are competitive.

Cons

PIP and stack ranking are demoralizing and hurt camaraderie. Company culture is a little impersonal and cold, though this could just be a result of remote work. The operational burden can be high for SDEs, depending on the team.

5.0
Mar 24, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great place to learn and grow your tech skills - Have an amazing opportunity to have broad customer impact with your work - Teammates and engineers are smart and hard-working

Cons

- Can take a toll on work life balance. - Major decisions and direction are dictated by senior leadership that are usually wrong.

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