Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(953 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 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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953 reviews
4.0
Feb 25, 2026

SDE 2

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and good salary.

Cons

Long working hours, depending on the team, could be toxic.

4.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Work life balance is org dependent - Got a chance to work across all of the stacks of the Retail ecosystem - Great chance to work at a very high scale

Cons

- It can be a very competitive work environment for promos - Mid pay, compared to other big tech firms

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