Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(954 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 954 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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3.0
Jun 10, 2019
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Pros

Good quality of work. Chance to work on products which impacts millions of people. Lots to learn from people around.

Cons

Sometimes people are not very open in sharing the knowledge and share only if that gives them visibility. Management also varies from team to team. In some teams, management is good and in some teams, lots of politics.

4.0
Jun 5, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

For people working software as developers, software managers, and program/project managers, this is a great company to work for. You are constantly getting to tackle unique and challenging problems to continue growing and improving the customer experience. Ability to grow within the the company is very high, and if you're aiming for a high level role within Amazon in the long term it is better to work your way up from within. Compensation and benefits are good in general for a tech company, but on a lower than other large tech companies like Google or Facebook. (pro and con).

Cons

Work/Life balance is heavily dependent on your team and manager. I have had no issues with it, but other teams have more pressure to deliver and skew work/life balance. Tenure at amazon is often limited. Having a job at Amazon looks great on a resume (which is pro) but as a result, many people will leave to join other companies who actively recruit Amazon employees. This can mean high turnover within teams, and that amazon benefits don't really kick in until year 2 or later.

4.0
Jun 5, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

You can lead, propose, change whatever you want if you have enough data. Too many things to learn (for me is a Pro and Con at the same time). Good benefits and salary They really care about your growth and managers are evaluated based on your growth. Several opportunities around the world.

Cons

Sometimes there's a lot of ambiguity. Role is too specific and there is few space to do things outside your role (unless you want a bad performance review or you are a super human). As Amazon is a huge company, sometimes getting HR help or other could be complicated (to locate the right person). Remote locations could be different from Headquarters in terms of resources, equipment and opportunities.

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