Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(3,146 total reviews)
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48% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,146 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
4.0
Oct 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will learn a lot in short time. You will get to work of cutting edge technology. Impact can be high. It depends on the team and projects. Unique culture driven by leadership principles

Cons

Highly competitive, more rivalry and politics than collaboration.

4.0
Oct 12, 2025

Fine

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon has good eng practices,

Cons

but it’s not the most inspiring place.

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