Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(3,139 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

48% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer SDE employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,139 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer SDE professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer SDE professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Jan 14, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Coworkers are very smart, hard working and make you better at your job. They will give you the tools to accelerate your career and push you to do so. Culture lends itself to work always getting done and people taking responsibility.

Cons

Work life balance doesn’t really exist. Management is always the weakest point. You’re expendable, but more so after the new leadership under Andy Jassy

3.0
Jan 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

It depends on your manager. If youre in a good team you'll learn a lot

Cons

Lots of politics. Managers hold promotion as leverage and make you work a lot

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