Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,788 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 6,788 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
Nov 16, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Very good exposure to cloud based development and architechtures. - Good place to learn how to deal with high volume systems - A very challenging and intelligent peer group - Lots of learning oppertunities - A clear career plan

Cons

- A bit thrifty company. Its their culture.

3.0
Nov 10, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with latest technologies. Team mates are smart, knowledgeable and always helpful. Learning a lot everyday. Can practice leadership skills.

Cons

Challenging work environment. Work life balance is not that great. On call pressure. Too much operational works. Less time for coding. Frugality is too much.

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