Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(452 total reviews)
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37% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 452 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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452 reviews
2.0
Oct 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good colleague and learning opportunity

Cons

Micro management and frequent burnout

4.0
Oct 1, 2025

stable job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work is interesting. people are smart

Cons

very much a small gear in a big system

3.0
Sep 25, 2025

SDE at amazon

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

there are a lot of nice people working here and lots of good engineers. Managers are encouraged to help you grow in your career. The managers i’ve met are all very supportive.

Cons

the company as a whole does not care about the wellbeing of its employees, to amazon people are replaceable. They’ve also started mandating 5 days a week in the office. They claim to be striving to be the best employer in the world but do nothing to meet those goals.

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