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 19330 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13219 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7774 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5772 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4815 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 10043 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7121 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6662 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5172 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2408 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(954 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

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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3.0

Mar 28, 2019

Politics driven

Software development engineer-ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good infra - Move Fast

Cons

- Too much politics - Frugality - Too many TPMs

5.0

Mar 14, 2019

Great place to learn and grow

Software development engineer-ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of talented coworkers and a strong focus on growing talent and providing mentors and mentorship opportunities. - Great projects to work on across a company so big there's pretty much a project for anything you're interested in. - Teams actually have fun and enjoy working together - Excellent place to learn a lot and grow as an engineer or in any role

Cons

- Backloaded stock vesting schedule - Few holidays are given off automatically such as President's Day and Memorial Day

4.0

Mar 10, 2019

Good pay, Great stock and Bad Benefits

Software development engineer-ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

+ Great base pay. + Mostly nice and mostly very smart coworkers. This may vary depending on the org. In my experience high growth orgs like Alexa have top tier talent. + Dog friendly! + Leaders who genuinely believe in the company and have the Amazon customer centric culture embedded in them + High growth stock + Great relocation bonus + Easy, open internal transfer policy

Cons

- Sh*tty benefits. No meals/snacks nothing. Sub-par 401k match. - Hiring bar is inconsistent. You might run into folks that are not technically competent - Opinionated a-holes get promoted often. Difficult to work with. - Compensation structure is troublesome. Backloaded stock vesting means you have to stay at the company for at least 3 years before you see some real RSUs - Does not foster a friendly, tight knit work community. Everyone is in their own world. Work is just work. - Promotion process sucks. Too much of hitting the checkbox. Promo doc feels unnatural and tedious. It's almost like have an additional FT job. - Forced attrition puts added pressure on employees.

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