Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer II?

Software Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 954 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer II employees well?

Software Development Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 954 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer II salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon?

58% of Software Development Engineer II employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer II professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

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What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19452 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13145 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7763 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5794 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4820 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10048 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7074 reviews)); "Bad management always yelling at employees the turn around ratio of hiring and letting people go is really awful." ((in 6656 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5170 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2418 reviews))

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(954 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

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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954 reviews

4.0

May 11, 2019

Awesome work atmosphere

Software development engineer-ii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great stuff to learn. Good work-life balance Leadership principles are followed day in and day out

Cons

Politics can lead to grave situations unless the leadership is well suited to it.

4.0

Apr 15, 2019

My Life @ Amazon

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities for career growth. Good training materials. Everything well structured. Nice policies and benefits Good Compensation Good Office Facilities

Cons

Compensation structure is a bit different one needs to understand that

5.0

Apr 3, 2019

SDE Kindle Content, San Luis Obispo

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The workplace is open and genuine. Everyone's voice is heard in technical discussions and team meetings. The technical challenges are very real and usually interesting. The development and operations tools provided are powerful and easily available. Talented colleagues that embody the Amazon leadership principles.

Cons

SDE on-call can be painful, but it's a great learning opportunity and motivator. Something to be aware of. Systems and their interactions are very complex. There won't always be a happy path to find the answers needed to do your job. Expect to spend significant time diving into code and asking questions to learn about how things work. Also a good opportunity to learn and grow. You will work with legacy technology. Amazon systems are powerful but they are not gold plated. Work with other teams can be bureaucratic, slow, painful. My current office building is old, awkward, and not the most comfortable working space. This is especially true when comparing to other Amazon office buildings.

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