Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

51% would recommend to a friend

(3,319 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 3,319 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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4.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Lots of teams and support to learn from. Large company with different opportunities. Solid pay and teams. It can be a bit of a complicated work-life balance at times, but if you manage it well, it should be ok.

Cons

Personally, work-life balance is an issue for me.

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