Amazon Software Engineer II reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(307 total reviews)
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15% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Software Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 307 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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307 reviews
3.0
Jul 25, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

- Good pay overall - Smart coworkers - The work does not completely suck. There are times where you grind, and times where it's chill.

Cons

- Few perks - If you aren't interested in the product you're working on, the work itself can feel quite boring. - Oncall can be unpleasant. - Mandated 3 days in office per week regardless of location relative to teammates.

2.0
Jul 23, 2024

Avoid if you can

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will never get bored and there is sometimes interesting work.

Cons

- Rude managers - Not enough investment in tools to make developers productive - Leadership is not transparent - Very top-down style of leadership - Toxic culture where everyone is working long nights and weekends on a regular basis and managers not only care but encourage it. - lack of diversity

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