Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 6,254 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 6,254 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Amazon .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Amazon?

54% of Software Developer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11098) , Warehouse Worker (6898) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6126) , Area Manager (5667) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3495) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3163) , Customer Service Representative (3039) , Program Manager (2470) , Operations Manager (2288) , Customer Service Associate (2213) , Sortation Associate (1860) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19468 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13162 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7765 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5730 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4763 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10044 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7048 reviews)); "Bad management is very common here and very common to have managers who are out of touch with tech." ((in 6634 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5159 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2407 reviews))

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Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(6,254 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

41% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,254 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

1.0

Jun 7, 2015

Stay far away SDE's

Software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of experts, nice campus, good internal tech, access to AWS teams.

Cons

- Once you RSU's start to vest after many years of hard work you become a target. You probably will never be allowed to vest. - Foreign managers spend all their time trying to get visas for their friends back home instead of doing their job working for your team. - Secret feedback and stack ranking. - Raises max out at 2.5% which is COLA and require an exceeds performance review. Normal is 0-1%. - Corrupt hiring and review process. Sort of like Hunger Games/Tinder. Don't be old, fat, or ugly. - Jeff Bezos Quote: "Customers expect Amazon to have a young urban workforce" Blatant ageism.

3.0

May 26, 2015

Needs better leadership

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, perks, people,company polices, products

Cons

Mangers, sales, work life balance

3.0

May 5, 2015

Good compensation, very demanding

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good compensation * Interesting projects * Competent people * Really about the customer. In terms of compensation, I never felt under-compensated. Projects were generally interesting, and the people I worked with were generally very competent. You get the impression people really care about the customer. It's refreshing, and somewhat mitigates the amount the company pushes you.

Cons

* Always demand a lot * Bad - terrible work/life balance * Few additional benefits Amazon will always demand a lot from you, not just your managers, but your peers as well. Faltering is something that will tend to be noticed.

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