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
Aug 31, 2025

Better than expected

Recommend
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Pros

I came from a smaller company, not a very competitive environment. I found it refreshing to work with people who cared a lot about the quality of work (whether they were forced by the culture or not). The teams I worked with were great, and didn't have any bad experience with the people I worked with. There is definitely more pressure and stress involved, but that's what makes you grow. You need that at some point of your life.

Cons

WLB can be bad at times (deadlines, performance). Also job security (it's not super fun hearing about tons of people getting fired every once a while). Also, I'd say benefits are not the best. Base comp was good for me, but benefits (health ins, employee perks, vacations) weren't so great.

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