Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE2) reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(510 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

23% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE2) employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 510 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE2) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE2) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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510 reviews
4.0
Jan 7, 2019

SDE 2

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

In general, the work life balance if good.

Cons

Legacy code base for some old teams.

5.0
Dec 26, 2018

Great team

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Engineer pass a very rigorous bar and are very good. Best team I worked with. Compensation is algo good.

Cons

No perks at the office. Bad office location (far from public transportation).

4.0
Dec 1, 2018

Amazon sde2

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stock historically has performed well

Cons

* getting promoted is a frustrating experience * Career growth is a priority, but some teams have very few opportunities * Some teams oncall is a dumpster fire

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