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      Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

      3.5

      54% would recommend to a friend

      (3,331 total reviews)
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      37% approve of CEO

      52% positive business outlook

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      Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,331 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      4.0
      Mar 18, 2015

      A great experience working on a lot of different technologies

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      Pros

      It varies from team to team but I had the opportunity to work on some amazing stuff that made me learn a lot about scale and infrastructure that goes along with such a huge eco-system. Another thing that surprised me was how smart a lot of the folks working here actually are.

      Cons

      Work-life balance isn't that great. Managers are nice and friendly you do get peer pressure to work longer than usual in order to generate the same output as others. Again, working with smart and motivated people who work a lot is both a pro and a con I guess.

      4.0
      Mar 11, 2015

      Good people, good workers, culture of poor engineering practice.

      Software development engineer
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      Pros

      You get to build stuff. You have to support what you build, talk to customers, etc., but you get real ownership of components and subject matter expertise. If you're good, find a good team - or even better, a good manager - and you'll do okay.

      Cons

      Way too many terrible engineering choices being made by mid and senior engineers. There's this Big Software mentality that engenders inflexible, one-shot designs - and pressure from all around to ship results as quickly as humanly possible with or without defects. Over time I've seen this in multiple teams and have effected some change, but it is as a few small pebbles in an attempt to alter a river's course.

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