Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineering I?

Software Development Engineering I professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 557 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineering I Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineering I interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineering I employees well?

Software Development Engineering I professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 557 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineering I salaries and benefits at Amazon .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11101) , Warehouse Worker (6900) , Associate (6205) , Software Engineer (6127) , Area Manager (5669) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3495) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3164) , Customer Service Representative (3040) , Program Manager (2471) , Operations Manager (2289) , Customer Service Associate (2213) , Sortation Associate (1862) , Manager (1455) , Process Assistant (1421)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

""Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated"" ((in 19330 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13219 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7774 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5772 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4815 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10043 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7121 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6662 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5172 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2408 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(557 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 557 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering I professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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557 reviews

4.0

Aug 21, 2013

Exciting and good work, but some teams work too hard

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Pros

Lots of exciting development going on with continual growth.

Cons

On-call process: most SDEs take turns going "on-call" and carry a pager, often having to respond to system failures in the middle of the night.

4.0

Jul 1, 2013

Good but could be better. Its a really good company to start up with as there is so much learning

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Good salary and work ..Good but could be better. Its a really good company to start up with as there is so much learning

Cons

Work life balance missing.. else where its is really good place to work under stress.

4.0

Jun 23, 2013

Amazing enthusiasm

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Pros

Great enthusiasm to succeed and get problems solved. Highly intellectual people to work with and really helpful team mates.

Cons

Unnecessary complexity for problems. Burden of getting job done really big. No loosening time for freshers.

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