Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,268 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

42% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,268 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
5.0
Jan 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team great people, have night oncall shift cover.

Cons

work load is large, hard to find time to take vacation.

2.0
Jan 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

smart and competent team mates

Cons

poor management who never listen to engineers and PMs who are unrealistic about expectations. Also, constant fear of layoffs and uncertainty. Amazon treats workers like dog.

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