Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,337 total reviews)
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39% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Non 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 Non Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Non Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
5.0
Feb 16, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You're rewarded for delivering high quality products.

Cons

Not your typical 9-5. There's always something to be done, so I wind up working more hours.

4.0
Feb 14, 2015

It's okay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good starting salary Company pushes you to grow Teams are small so oncall is manageable

Cons

Work life balance is an issue. An issue mgmt pretends to care about Maternity / Paternity benefits are next to none Year over year salary increases are soso.

5.0
Feb 14, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- You get to work with amazingly talented and helpful people - The compensation is really good - The office atmosphere is pleasant with lots of fun and games - You take ownership of projects you are working on - A lot of scope for experimenting with new things - Supportive Management

Cons

- Work Life balance may be tough to maintain in some teams at crunch times

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