Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,773 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 6,773 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
Oct 23, 2008
Recommend
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Pros

Good compensation package, no state tax in Washington. Competitive with Google and Microsoft. A lot of exciting teams to work on, which was surprising, especially to those that view Amazon as a "bookstore." Teams are usually small, divided into two pizza teams, meaning that each team can be fed by two pizza. This is nice.

Cons

Employees don't get their own offices, which can sometimes make it hard to program. But of course, this is the case at most programming companies, so it's not really Amazon specific. They have no offices in California, so you pretty much have to move to Seattle.

4.0
Oct 11, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There is no micromanaging on my team, and I'm free to make whatever corrections I deem are necessary. If I see a problem and decide it needs fixing there is nothing in my way, and I enjoy this freedom.

Cons

On-call duty can be painful at times. Essentially house arrest for a week at a time once every two months can be frustrating. This can vary greatly from team to team, however my team is particularly bad.

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