Amazon Software Engineer reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,282 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

43% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,282 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
4.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong compensation and brand name Ownership of meaningful, large-scale systems Smart teammates and fast-paced learning culture

Cons

Long hours and frequent on-call stress Tight deadlines and metrics-driven pressure Team quality and work-life balance can vary widely

3.0
Mar 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good opportunities to learn different new tech stacks 2. Work with smart people

Cons

1. bad benefit 2. Sometimes feel stressful because of the pivot and focus.

4.0
Mar 23, 2026

Pretty good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon is pretty good, higher bar than other companies and you can really learn. Promotion is really just luck based on your manager and org

Cons

Career advancement could be difficult

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