Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,322 total reviews)
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34% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,322 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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5.0
Nov 15, 2012
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Pros

The management is amazing and the internship experience is equally amazing. I have learned more at the company in 3 months than I did in my entire degree in college.

Cons

The job is in Seattle and as everyone knows, the weather there isn't amazing. Also not a big fan of the city.

2.0
Nov 10, 2012
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Pros

They pay well. That's it.

Cons

The management pushes very tight deadlines. You NEED to fight back on every project just to have enough time to get it done at all. If you want to write quality code, or documentation, or do proper testing, you will need to fight even harder for that time. Unsurprisingly, Amazon's code base is a complete mess, and the support load is insane. Have fun when you're on call.

4.0
Nov 8, 2012
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Pros

-CHallenging work -Fast paced environment -Learn a lot in very short amount of time -Satisfying job -Excellent team

Cons

-Stressful and can be overly busy -A lot of workload so sometimes it's hard to find time for personal relaxation -Not as many holidays as other companies provide -Other perks are basically non-existant

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