Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,794 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 6,794 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
Jan 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work with smart people Forefront of technology Fast growth, iterative development Good compensation Flexible work schedule

Cons

Vacation days are few in number, only around 5 a year. It's growing very fast, needs to adjust to the growth better.

3.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-smart coworkers -decent pay and location -always learning something new

Cons

-24 hour on calls -little time outside of work -high attrition rate -lots of red tape just to get upgrades/necessary equipment

5.0
Jan 26, 2015

Loved!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing place to work and benefits are great! This company is up to modern day and it shows everyday I step foot into the building.

Cons

Long hours, but mostly I enjoy what I do so I don't tend to worry about that. You shouldn't have any problem when working for Amazon.

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