Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,789 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,789 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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7K reviews
4.0
Dec 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good learning at a fast pace. Well payed as per market standard

Cons

Since the company is working on some internal framework, there is no full understanding of end-to-end connectivity among services. Work pressure.

3.0
Dec 3, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great learning. 2. Great ownership. 3. Decent pay 4. Decent Work Life Balance ( team specific)

Cons

1. Constant layoff fear. 2. No performance bonus or refreshers.

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