Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,337 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,337 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
Jan 9, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities to learn and grow working with the smartest people. People care about what they work on.

Cons

A lot can depend on your manager, but you are free to switch teams even immediately after starting if you don't agree with the principles of how the team operates.

4.0
Dec 28, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great technology. Few meetings. Free to play with AWS. Nice office. Smartest people. Exposure to many things. Innovative company. No stupid perks. (Although, no perks at all)

Cons

On call for some teams/positions. Can get unlucky with team. Can get a better pay at other companies.

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