Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(459 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer SDE 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 459 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer SDE 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer SDE 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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459 reviews
5.0
Sep 18, 2025

Good experience

Recommend
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Pros

Lots of learning Great colleagues Growth opportunities

Cons

Hard work-life balance on some occasions

5.0
Sep 17, 2025

good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

perfect learning there at amazon

Cons

nothing, everything is good there

4.0
Sep 6, 2025

Team Dependent

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Extremely High visibility - Move and interate fast if on the right team - Lots of room to grow as an engineer

Cons

- Culture is funky - So team dependent, I work sub 40 hours a week, some people work 60. Luck of the draw.

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