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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2.0
Nov 3, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

I like my team's people and respect my direct manager.

Cons

The technical bar is not as refined as you'd expect from a FAANG company. There is loads of tech debt and careless engineering shortcuts are taken every day for the sake of speed. There are layoffs, even of new grads, and it's obvious that executive management couldn't care less about the effect this has on people's lives and morale. Even though I wasn't affected, it scared me a lot. The performance management at Amazon is harsh and not transparent.

2.0
Nov 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits incentives

Cons

Unmanageable workload, mass layoffs every few years, force compliance to use AI agents

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