Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,814 total reviews)
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44% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE II) employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,814 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews
2.0
Apr 10, 2021

Ok to bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Independence, faster career progression, brand name, architecture and proper code reviews, promos every 3 months

Cons

Too aggressive, always chasing deadlines, too professional, too difficult to survive, quick to fire, 14 hour work days are normal, very difficult to get promoted, no open source, low exposure to outside tech, less chances to grow technically in one domain, needs a lot of mental strength

4.0
Apr 10, 2021

SDE

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Structured systems. Backs for H1B.

Cons

WLB, interest in team, etc

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