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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3K reviews
4.0
Nov 2, 2025

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work culture, Team, Growth, opportunities, salary

Cons

no, nothing, none, N/A, note

4.0
Nov 1, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- I work on a fairly stable team in terms of job stability but very slow career progression - Pay is okay

Cons

- Support isn't always there, but you have to learn to ask for it and you will get it

3.0
Oct 31, 2025

Rat Race

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced, smart people, ambitious leadership

Cons

Political, borderline hostile management, quantity is always preferred over quality of work

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