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 3,330 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 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 3,330 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon?

54% of Software Development Engineer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11103) , Warehouse Worker (6903) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6132) , Area Manager (5675) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3495) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3167) , Customer Service Representative (3040) , Program Manager (2471) , Operations Manager (2290) , Customer Service Associate (2213) , Sortation Associate (1862) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

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 19455 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13203 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7816 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5762 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4845 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 10076 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7119 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6638 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5195 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2415 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,330 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

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 3,330 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

3.0

Aug 26, 2024

Good Pay, terrible management

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits, good pay, good work life balance.

Cons

reconstructions too often at the manager level, oftentimes you will be switching to a team you might not work well with without much notice.

1.0

Aug 21, 2024

Bad managers are leading to employees quitting

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented coworkers, some brand recongnition

Cons

A large chunk of managers at Amazon are untrained, they do not know how to work with you to grow. They will try to instill fear if things are not going their way. They have too much power and the culture is getting worse because of bad market outside. It is much better to work for another company with decent policies and slightly better culture.

3.0

Aug 20, 2024

Great pay and opportunities, poor WLB

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is very competitive and there are a lot of opportunities for learning and growth career wise.

Cons

WLB is not the best, sometimes needing to work late in the evenings.

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