Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

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 3.6 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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5.0
Jul 6, 2015
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Pros

Exposure to lots of latest technologies in quick time. Ample time to learn and get on board. Also very friendly and casual atmosphere.

Cons

You have to chase people to know how to do things when you are new. It helps but time is not best utilized in this way.

4.0
Jun 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

I feel like I should write this review over things the company has been working on changing over the past year or so. Notable positives: - Removal of an "ask first" open-source/outisde-work policy, and replacing it with a "notify-after" policy. - Gradually moving to better technology (desktop/laptop) standards. - Emphasis on "Operational Excellence" to push for lower on-call burden. - Removing some red tape on internal activities, such as security certification. - Unification of the promotion process between some levels (SDEI -> SDEII) to make it more transparent. - More open debate about company culture on mailing lists.

Cons

The company can still be stupid (as a whole) with some business decisions. Some teams can still be terribly-managed, and if you're joining Amazon from the outside, it's hard to pick those out. In some areas, the company can still be really cheap. But, when you yell loud enough (and perhaps embarrass the right people) things *will* get done.

5.0
Jun 17, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Love working here. This is a place if you want to make a difference to your customers.

Cons

Startup culture works well for new team. Huge engineering burdens as you move to older teams.

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