Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(3,131 total reviews)
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49% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,131 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Apr 23, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

good for freshers and peope straight out of collge

Cons

Absolute nightmare of a place managers who’ll throw you under the bus, coworkers who can’t do their jobs, and politics everywhere you turn.”

2.0
Apr 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pros: Opportunity to work on massive-scale systems (IAM) that impact millions. The "Day 1" culture encourages ownership and the technical bar for peers is very high, which accelerates personal growth.

Cons

Cons: The work-life balance can be challenging depending on the team's on-call rotation. The internal tooling is powerful but has a steep learning curve.

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