Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,322 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

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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3.0
Nov 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good salary and smart people. Never a boring day. Lots to learn and opportunity to work on complex systems. Made lots of good connections. Lots of good stories about problem solving and making meaningful contributions.

Cons

Very stressful and long hours. Organization-wide goals have questionable motivations. Tight deadlines and out of touch leadership. Worse benefits than other companies. Strong push for AI that results in justifying bad decisions.

4.0
Nov 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At Amazon, you can collaborate and work with some of the smartest and highly driven people.

Cons

The workplace does get overwhelming at times, and work often comes back home after office.

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