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 3.7 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 at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11107) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6144) , Area Manager (5683) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3174) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2292) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1422)

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 19296 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13210 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7761 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5791 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4890 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 10080 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7059 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6646 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5205 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2412 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(557 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.3

Career opportunities

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.9

Senior management

Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 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

3.0

Jan 18, 2021

Good place for learning although there are better

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Pros

Good place to learn AWS technologies, but that's pretty much it. Lots of duplicated work. Good place to work for a 1year before going to another FAANG with better wlb

Cons

Wlb Duplicated / unnecessary work Burnout, bad WLB

5.0

Jan 18, 2021

Challenging and collaborative work with smart people

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CEO approval

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Pros

Amazon’s leadership principles are legit and are applied every day as part of the decision making framework. Everyone is constantly trying to replace subjective opinions with objective data-derived opinions and as a result even and L4 SDE can influence a design discussion involving an L7 Principal engineer. Work is structured around teams and everyone on your team including your manager is there to support you and share their knowledge. Amazon is solving huge problems and the work is super interesting.

Cons

You need to be ready to vocalize your opinions / doubts / needs as an employee. If you don’t advocate for yourself you might end up working on less interesting stuff, getting sidelined in design discussions, and feeling less like a part of the team. So if you are someone who likes to put their head down and work solo this probably is not for you.

5.0

Jan 17, 2021

Good compensation, benefits are slightly lacking, but still fair

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Pros

Very amazing company to grow as a new grad engineer. I am learning a lot about overall industry, how to be an independent engineer, how to be customer obssessed, and how to deliver properly. Manager has been good and caring, albeit a little lacking in feedback.

Cons

Can be difficult at times. Some teams can have bad managers who literally do not care.

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