Amazon Software Engineer II reviews

3.4

61% would recommend to a friend

(307 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

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
4.0
Mar 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- If you pick the right team, the tech stacks are pretty good and you can learn a lot by wearing a lot of hats

Cons

- Slow promotion cycles compared to Facebook and other newer companies. Entered the company with 2.5 year industry experience. Was promised if I work hard I can get promoted within half a year. That was a lie and you can't get promoted in less than a year. - People can sometimes be a little dry and cold. - You might pick up a lot of boring operation tasks that are just boring.

3.0
Mar 1, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Even on backend teams, your customer impact is more than pretty much anywhere else in the world. You'll learn a lot. You can use whatever technology you want to get it done.

Cons

Culture and Leadership, mostly. Jassy once recommended us "death by meeting". The premises sounded solid so I bought a copy. The thought process throughout was absolutely horrifying. However, the company felt run exactly as how the author would have you run a company.

1.0
Feb 28, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

1. Amazing growth 2. Have the opportunity to lead project

Cons

1. Poor work life balance 2. Stressful 3. PUA leaders

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