Amazon Software Engineer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,272 total reviews)
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43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,272 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
5.0
Sep 15, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

The work is very interesting and challenging. My colleagues are very nice and helpful. The working location is also good.

Cons

You need to work very hard in the team. Sometimes you need to work during weekends. So, if you want an easy life, it is not a good choice.

3.0
Aug 11, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fast moving company, lean organization, professional management, very innovative and a great learning environment.

Cons

Lean (overworked) organization, lack of sufficient focus on the long term impact, very rigid schedules, lack of testing (leading to lots of operational overhead), better for someone straight out of school than experienced, salary is not great.

1.0
Jul 23, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Jeff Bezos has a great vision. These are the smartest, most motivated, and professional people that I have ever worked with. Amazon puts the customer first. There are a bunch of great projects to work on.

Cons

Work style is confrontational. Entire company is micromanaging everyone else.

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