Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,322 total reviews)
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37% approve of CEO

52% 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
2.0
Aug 4, 2025
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Pros

The pay is really good.

Cons

- pip culture is a real thing - you will be surrounded by exploited h1b workers. - depressing environment where you will never feel like you’re doing enough - 60 hour work weeks will strain your relationships

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