Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(955 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 955 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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955 reviews
5.0
Mar 9, 2021

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great technical challenges and ambition. Large autonomy in structuring work and projects. Passionate and smart peers and stakeholders.

Cons

Limited perks: frugality applies to employees as well. High pressure to deliver

3.0
Mar 7, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Many great principal engineers and internal resources for learning * Fast paced and lots of problems to solve

Cons

* Compensation for good ratings do not kick in until 2 years later * Stock appreciation eliminates hope for refreshers * Promotions require 10-30 pages of writing alongside assessments from next level people who have not seen your work * Lots of politics

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