Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,321 total reviews)
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37% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer I employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,321 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Nov 8, 2012
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Pros

-CHallenging work -Fast paced environment -Learn a lot in very short amount of time -Satisfying job -Excellent team

Cons

-Stressful and can be overly busy -A lot of workload so sometimes it's hard to find time for personal relaxation -Not as many holidays as other companies provide -Other perks are basically non-existant

4.0
Nov 7, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazon can be a great place to work depending on how you want to job to be and where you want to go with your career. There are lots of great opportunities but the job is frequently rough. - fun culture - lots of interesting work - company is currently heading a great direction

Cons

- some teams have LOTS of legacy baggage - resistance to change - huge amounts of time spent on operations - you should know you'll be carrying a pager around

4.0
Nov 5, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

smart people enjoy the work and less smart people complain the work, it's a place that makes you grow up.

Cons

on-call policy really makes people stressful and so far didn't hear there's any reward for on-call guys.

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