Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,261 total reviews)
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43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,261 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
Jan 29, 2026

High expectations

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The high bar makes it a place to learn

Cons

Busy oncall and high expectations

2.0
Jan 29, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay. Good for resume.

Cons

All other things possible basically.

3.0
Jan 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

the pay is pretty darn good

Cons

leadership is overpaid and doesn't really know about things

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