Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,791 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 6,791 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
1.0
Nov 12, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Looks good on the resume, either to get into other companies later. Some smart people here.

Cons

No work/life balance, sweat shop. Yes, they will wake you up at 2am in the middle of the night. Management truly doesn't care about their employees. Very bad culture, people talk behind your back. Very high turnover, most developers are still unfamiliar with the product they're working on.

3.0
Nov 11, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Based on the team, Amazon really pushes you hard to improve on your soft skills and other leadership qualities

Cons

Benefits, growth is highly variant and not competitive compensation. No work-life balance. Sometimes undue pressure.

4.0
Nov 10, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Brings the customer to focus every time you sit and solve complex problems. Contains plethora of areas where software engineer can explore. Provides amazing leadership opportunities.

Cons

Work Life Balance can be better, and you have to go through each level completely before you move onto the next level.

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