Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern reviews

4.0

75% would recommend to a friend

(319 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

58% approve of CEO

80% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern employees have rated Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 319 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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319 reviews
4.0
May 28, 2025

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Pros

Senior people, specifically the individual contributors are highly unbiased and wants to solve real customer problems

Cons

Middle management can be narrow minded at times, focusing only on areas impacting their teams.

4.0
May 25, 2025
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Pros

Massive real-world scale: You ship features that instantly serve millions of customers—priceless experience for any new grad. Ownership culture: Even as an intern I was trusted to design, implement, test, and operate my service end-to-end—great confidence-builder. Mentorship & feedback loops: Weekly 1-on-1s with my manager and a dedicated intern mentor kept me unblocked and constantly improving. Top-tier tooling & learning resources: Internal docs, builder-tools, and recorded tech talks made ramp-up surprisingly smooth. Comp & perks: Competitive pay, relocation stipend, housing allowance, and intern-only events (tech summits, Amazon Future Engineer Day) added huge value.

Cons

On-call shadowing can be intense: Pager alerts at odd hours—even as “shadow”—made it hard to fully disconnect some evenings. Steep learning curve: AWS ecosystem & internal processes feel overwhelming the first few weeks; expect to drink from a firehose. Team experience varies: Your summer can differ wildly based on org; some teams ship production code, others focus on proof-of-concepts. Documentation gaps: Older services still lack up-to-date runbooks, so tribal knowledge is real.

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