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 3.6 out of 5 stars in 953 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than 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 953 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 and benefits 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?

Warehouse Associate (11091) , Warehouse Worker (6897) , Associate (6198) , Software Engineer (6114) , Area Manager (5658) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3491) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3160) , Customer Service Representative (3038) , Program Manager (2466) , Operations Manager (2279) , Customer Service Associate (2212) , Sortation Associate (1859) , Manager (1453) , Process Assistant (1418)

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 19134 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13201 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7739 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5751 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4853 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 10032 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7024 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6631 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5185 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2396 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(953 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 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 953 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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4.0

Feb 18, 2024

Good overall

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

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Pros

Interesting projects. Great people and good middle management. Nice benefits and pay. Good career opportunities but you need to fight hard for them. Good WLB. Sometimes I read in reviews horrible stories about Amazon, but that's not my experience. I guess it depends on the team you are on.

Cons

Probably common to other companies, but it's hard to get promoted. You need to fight to find opportunities to work on projects that give you visibility, and there is a lot of competition. Since Jeff left, CEO and upper level management are completely clueless.

2.0

Jan 26, 2024

Incompetent Leadership

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can be good for growth early in your career, if you can survive the chaos.

Cons

Instability, lack of vision, constantly shifting priorities. Collaboration is difficult with the extremely competitive environment.

4.0

Jan 24, 2024

Great place to learn, difficult to stay for long

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon employs some of the most talented, intelligent folks in the tech industry. If working for Amazon, focus on learning from others and adopting the mechanisms used to drive decisions. They will be valuable towards your career going forward.

Cons

Amazon has a huge culture of overworking their engineers and individual contributors. In all of the teams I have worked on, the development and deployment speed was blazingly fast, at the cost of developer mental health and eventual burnout.

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