Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,258 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,258 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
3.0
Mar 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Descent compensation - Large scale projects

Cons

- Last months were unstable and messy. Massive layoffs, multiple restructurings in some orgs, absense of any clarity from leadership. - Leadership pushes very hard on using AI everywhere.

3.0
Mar 9, 2026

Work to the bone

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Higher pay than most, free bananas

Cons

Very team dependent, leadership constantly pushing for faster and faster delivery. Required to work after hours a lot to maintain delivery

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