Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer?

Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,321 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer employees well?

Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 3,321 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer salaries and benefits at Amazon .

How happy are Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon?

52% of Software Development Engineer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 9% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11087) , Warehouse Worker (6894) , Associate (6196) , Software Engineer (6100) , Area Manager (5654) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3487) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3160) , Customer Service Representative (3037) , Program Manager (2463) , Operations Manager (2279) , Customer Service Associate (2212) , Sortation Associate (1858) , Manager (1453) , Process Assistant (1418)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19504 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13251 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7731 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5811 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4858 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10052 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7040 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6644 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5144 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2386 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,321 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

34% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,321 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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3K reviews

4.0

Sep 29, 2011

Work hard 24/7 and have fun when you can

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very competent management. Talented and efficient colleagues.

Cons

Huge operational burden and "oncall" pain in most teams. Hard to move up. Difficult to work on big projects from scratch unless yo uare a principle engineer, which is really high up the ladder.

3.0

Sep 18, 2011

Get worked to death, get paid well, and fight incompetence every day

Software development engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent pay and benefits - Very cool technology - Generally good managers (senior management is another story though) - Flexible hours on some/most teams - Most coworkers are friendly and helpful, with very few exceptions

Cons

- Incompetence on some teams (forgotten deadlines, lack of ownership etc) - Teams are encouraged to release prototypes as production software - Testing is extremely rare/sparse - Unreasonably high expectations come from upper management - Teams are too small to effectively handle their workloads, resulting in high tension and stunted productivity - Weak development hardware - Terrible internal software development tools (fighting with them every day!)

4.0

Aug 29, 2011

Great learning experience, Frugality taken too far?

Software development engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One of the best places to learn and watch as things get done. Very talented people. Flexible hours and good ownership model.

Cons

Sometimes the place gets very bureaucratic. Frugal bordering on Misery leads to a bitter taste at the end of day. Admin and HR can do their jobs better.

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