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

Software Development Engineering professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 6,790 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineering Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineering interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineering employees well?

Software Development Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 6,790 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineering 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))

Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,790 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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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

5.0

Dec 2, 2025

If you find a good team, it is a good company to work

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company is big and the impact of what we develop is huge. If you find a good team, your job will be interesting, you will work with amazing and capable people, and have a good work life balance.

Cons

The company is big enough for having bad teams and good teams. I do believe most teams and orgs within the company are good.

2.0

Dec 1, 2025

Base Pay

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced environment, good for beginners.

Cons

No work life balance. Long working hours

1.0

Dec 1, 2025

Great learning environment but long-term burnout is real

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart engineers everywhere — you learn fast whether you want to or not. Strong engineering culture around code reviews, documentation, design docs, and ownership. Interesting, complex problems that genuinely make you a better developer. The scale forces you to build things the right way, and that experience is valuable for your career. Good pay, good benefits, and stable internal processes.

Cons

The workload fluctuates constantly and leans heavy far too often. Expectations ramp up faster than support does, which wears people down over time. A lot of “own it end-to-end” work means on-call, firefighting, and pressure to always be available. Some teams ship slowly due to legacy systems, approvals, or fragmented ownership. Promotions can be uneven and sometimes political depending on your team or leadership chain.

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