Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,319 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

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 3,319 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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3K reviews
2.0
Feb 11, 2026
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Pros

The pay is half decent for what you have to go through.

Cons

No work-life balance, benefits are not that good. RTO 5 that forces people to live in an impossible to afford city. Upper management encourages toxic behavior from managers as long as they deliver.

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