Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,803 total reviews)
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45% 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 4,803 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
3.0
Mar 14, 2026

I mean its alright..

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay Good people Good brand name for your resume

Cons

W/L balance depends heavily on your team Constant layoffs No perks

3.0
Mar 11, 2026

SDE 1 @ Amazon

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work on large-scale projects. - Ownership of Projects. - Visibility of Projects

Cons

- Poor work-life balance, but depends on orgs

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