Amazon Principal Software Engineer reviews

4.0

49% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

Principal Software Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 36 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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36 reviews
3.0
Jun 19, 2026
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Pros

Wide variety of fields to work in and problems to solve.

Cons

For a long time the Leadership Principles served as a backbone for maintaining a good culture. Jassy became CEO and added a couple of low value LPs. That began the dilution in culture. Continued ratcheting down of compensation, increased team sizes, and increased top-down mandates has eroded morale.

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