Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(3,324 total reviews)
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37% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,324 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
2.0
Oct 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Steep learning curve. Will get to work with different tech stacks

Cons

Always day1 culture and difficult to maintain work life balance

3.0
Sep 30, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work on new tech, innovations

Cons

Not really top notch salary comparing to demands

5.0
Sep 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Competitive pay, work with modern tech, great place to start career

Cons

Culture is very team dependent. Benefits aren't great. Oncall rotation.

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