Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,266 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 6,266 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
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

3.0
Jan 26, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Smart people - Good projects that can help grow your career - Strong brand name

Cons

- Hours can be long sometimes - Projects are very team dependent. There is no "average" experience and your experience can vary wildly based on your team, manager etc.

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