Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,790 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,790 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
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.

5.0
Dec 3, 2025

SDE

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

DSA,Problem solving and system design

Cons

deadlines,projects submission,monthly review and its good for work and learnings

2.0
Dec 2, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- the pay is good - there are plenty of exciting and challenging problems to solve - most ICs who work here are very smart & nice/professional

Cons

- it has turned into the next IBM since Jassy took over (little innovation, just trying to squeeze profit out of everything, no more opportunities for bottoms-up ideas) - everyone is overworked since they're trying to prove that AI can replace developers (it can't yet) - the performance evaluation process is opaque and rubbish. Anyone who's moved past the young & single part of their life can't compete & will eventually be managed out despite the company's stated diversity goals (or you'll rarely see your spouse &/or kids) - lots of office politics, most management (especially VP level and above) are harsh and will throw anything and everyone under the bus to advance their careers unless you suck up to them. This unfortunately means that coworkers/fellow ICs can't afford to be compassionate even if they want to be & will occasionally need to stab you in the back just to make sure they don't get a bad rating (or keep their top rating so they can get promoted) - while the pay is competitive, the benefits are not (they're not complete trash, but you can get better almost anywhere else)

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