Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,791 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 6,791 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
2.0
Nov 3, 2025
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Pros

I like my team's people and respect my direct manager.

Cons

The technical bar is not as refined as you'd expect from a FAANG company. There is loads of tech debt and careless engineering shortcuts are taken every day for the sake of speed. There are layoffs, even of new grads, and it's obvious that executive management couldn't care less about the effect this has on people's lives and morale. Even though I wasn't affected, it scared me a lot. The performance management at Amazon is harsh and not transparent.

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