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      Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

      3.5

      59% would recommend to a friend

      (4,806 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      45% approve of CEO

      58% positive business outlook

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      Software Development Engineer (SDE II) employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,806 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
      4.0
      Feb 11, 2026

      SDE

      Sde 1
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      great learning for a fresher like me

      Cons

      no work life balance in the initial days

      2.0
      Feb 11, 2026

      short term vision, short term results

      Sde-2
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Comp is good but may not be worth trading your happiness for.

      Cons

      The company continues to actively drive engineer attrition by making this a bad place to work. Quality of life has worsened significantly over the last three years, and most employees in our org who are not locked in to amazon as as their visa sponsor have left. The C suite wants to operate like "the world's biggest startup", but doesn't offer startup upside and doesn't staff adequately to support innovation. Hiring is still effectively frozen, and highly qualified employees have limited opportunities for career growth. If you want the startup experience, this is not your opportunity. Marketing hype about AI replacing jobs is still just talk for the shareholders. We are not staffed or tooled up to deliver innovation or even good customer experiences, because the company has chosen to spend on capex instead.

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