Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)
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22% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer, II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 956 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer, II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer, II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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956 reviews
5.0
Apr 3, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

The job brings a variety of interesting challenges. Amazon truly operates at scale and affects millions of people worldwide. Compensation package is great.

Cons

The environment is pretty competitive, not for everyone.

3.0
Apr 3, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

My team at AWS is very focused on results, expectations for quick ramp-up and contributions are high. Can lead to crunch time and overwork but also gives a lot of opportunities to improve as an engineer. The quality of product is generally high and there are a lot of smart, hardworking people to learn from. Salaries are competitive.

Cons

PIP and stack ranking are demoralizing and hurt camaraderie. Company culture is a little impersonal and cold, though this could just be a result of remote work. The operational burden can be high for SDEs, depending on the team.

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