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

Principal Software Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 36 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Principal Software Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Principal Software Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Principal Software Engineer employees well?

Principal Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 36 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 19.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Principal Software Engineer salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11107) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6144) , Area Manager (5683) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3174) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2292) , 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 19296 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13210 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7761 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5791 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4890 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 10080 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7059 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6646 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5205 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2412 reviews))

Amazon Principal Software Engineer reviews

4.0

49% would recommend to a friend

(36 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

99% positive business outlook

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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

5.0

Feb 10, 2018

Best Company I have ever worked for

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I have 27 years of industry experience and have worked at other large companies like Microsoft as well as at startup and I love my experience here at Amazon. After 3 years here there isn't a day when I'm not excited about going to work. As a Principal Engineer I get to set directions and best practices for a wide group of engineers. All my peers and colleagues are very professional and our Leadership Principles are a great guiding tools for all of us to resolve conflict in a coherent and respectful way.

Cons

travel policy is that we travel economy, even to Europe or India, so that sucks

5.0

Jan 6, 2018

Love it at Amazon

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company -- exciting place to be. Unique culture. Great leadership principles

Cons

High expectations. If you can't produce at a high level don't come here.

4.0

Oct 23, 2015

Fun place to work

Principal software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stretches and grows you in ways you didn't know you could grow. High stakes problems and fantastic place to learn.

Cons

Lack of transparency for organizational planning. Promotion and performance reviews are fair but opaque, which stifles the ability for people to learn what they need to do to make the leap.

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