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

Independent Software Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 16 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Independent Software Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Independent Software Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Independent Software Engineer employees well?

Independent Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 2.7 out of 5 stars based on 16 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 31.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Independent Software Engineer salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6205) , Software Engineer (6140) , Area Manager (5682) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3502) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3171) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

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 19311 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13173 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7766 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5825 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4871 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 10100 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7030 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6629 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5177 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2439 reviews))

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3.4

98% would recommend to a friend

(16 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

99% approve of CEO

78% positive business outlook

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Independent Software Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 16 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Independent Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Independent Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

16 reviews

1.0

Mar 2, 2021

Not getting paid enough

Independent contractor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Getting paid some money, but

Cons

not getting paid enough money.

5.0

Oct 25, 2020

Amazon

Independent contractor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay was above average for position

Cons

very absusive customers during covid-19

5.0

Aug 24, 2017

Independent contractor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good place to start as independent contractor. Know a lot of people while making deliveries.

Cons

The weather. Is very hard to do deliveries when is raining

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