Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE2) reviews

3.3

50% would recommend to a friend

(506 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

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
2.0
Jan 8, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- High pay - Many global locations with opportunity to transfer - Build at scale - Fast interview turnaround time

Cons

- "Pirate Ship" culture - Constant pressure, everything needs to be done tomorrow - Working long hours is normal - Working weekends is normal - Significant management in-group-bias - Expected to cancel travel plans last minute if a co-worker gets sick

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