Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE2) reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(506 total reviews)
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25% approve of CEO

45% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer SDE2 employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 506 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer SDE2 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer SDE2 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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506 reviews
4.0
Jun 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing place to work if you want in depth knowledge

Cons

Bad work life balance and toxic leadership

4.0
May 22, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent career growth and compensation

Cons

Extremely team dependent, can be impacted by leadership changes or reorgs

3.0
May 21, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Big name on resume. Fair income.

Cons

Bad work life balance. No annual bonus. Least worthy among FANNG, as other tech giants either has less workload or pays more.

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