Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer?

Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,337 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer employees well?

Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 3,337 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon?

54% of Software Development Engineer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11108) , Warehouse Worker (6907) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6149) , Area Manager (5686) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3174) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2294) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1422)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19444 reviews)); ""Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career."" ((in 13133 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7789 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5811 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4828 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10041 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7119 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6629 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5180 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2432 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,337 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

38% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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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

Nov 29, 2016

SDE II

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good Quality Work Ease to change role and team Good Compensation

Cons

Work Pressure a bit more as compared to peer companies Not much

4.0

Nov 29, 2016

Great place to learn, hard place to work

Software development engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As an engineer, if you put the work in, you will learn a lot really fast, and grow quickly. Having Amazon on your resume also opens many doors.

Cons

When they say Deliver Results they mean it, its good to deliver, but have an off week, or even day, and miss a possibly already unrealistic deadline by a small amount, and you will be hearing about it. Sometimes feels like they expect engineers to be robots, not people with everyday life and stresses, and that you have to be able to crank it out every day.

5.0

Nov 15, 2016

Fully recommended

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Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning curve. Working with best minds of industry. Solving business problems. Leadership principles.

Cons

Too frugal when dealing with employee's salary. Not bad, but can be improved.

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