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
3.0
Mar 9, 2026

Work to the bone

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Higher pay than most, free bananas

Cons

Very team dependent, leadership constantly pushing for faster and faster delivery. Required to work after hours a lot to maintain delivery

3.0
Mar 7, 2026

Alright

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, no matter what others say

Cons

They no longer innovate at a large scale. Only small niche pockets

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