Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,785 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 6,785 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
3.0
Jan 18, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

many opportunities, fair salaries, chance to work with colleagues around the world

Cons

5 days RTO, oncall could be toxic, not much benefits

4.0
Jan 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good challenging work helps a junior engineer grow

Cons

Work environment can be team dependent. Ownership and delivery is very important or you will face performance issues.

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