Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

51% would recommend to a friend

(3,320 total reviews)
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35% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,320 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Mar 10, 2026
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Pros

Pay is very good (as long as the stock price keeps rising). The hiring bar is high, so you get to work with a lot of really smart people and there are basically unlimited opportunities to learn new things (if you're willing to put in the time).

Cons

With recent layoffs and the obsession with using AI for everything, they have created an evironment of competition amongst teams and co-workers that can become toxic at times. This, and the 5 day RTO mandate make it difficult to maintain a decent work/life balance.

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