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      3.6

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (955 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      19% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 955 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      955 reviews
      5.0
      Aug 18, 2022

      Great Experience So Far

      Software development engineer ii
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      Pros

      Onboarding and training is complete and engaging. Usually the time at the start of a new job can be less engaging. They fill this with embark tasks. You interview teams after you get hired. It helps you find the perfect team. Experience is not wasted, you get to use what you already learned. Very smart people.

      Cons

      If I didn't know what to look for in meetings, I would have had a tough time setting up my development environment. Basically I had to lean on my experience to get started. However to be fair, I may have jumped the gun on this. I like to get started in the code ASAP.

      4.0
      Aug 11, 2022

      Great work, Pay low

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
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      Pros

      I work on a small team with a lot of freedom in tech choices We solve cool problems at scale and make a large business impact I work with some of the smartest people I know

      Cons

      Pay is lower than a lot of my peers at other companies

      5.0
      Aug 9, 2022

      Good place to work, very flexible with remote work.

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I'm fully remote as a preface. Started during covid, so they let me work from where ever. Team is a data product in AWS. I have good and understanding managers. Cool projects that challenge me at the right level. Good hours, I set them myself basically. Project timeline make sense for number of resources. Leaders are willing to delay deadlines due to unforeseen situations. Long term goals make sense. Performance reviews make sense, you get feedback anonymously from peers and manager. The tool available are sufficient for work. Clear growth areas and paths as an engineer. Everyone is very helpful and responsive. I find it silly to disregard an entire massive company because of a few bad teams here and there. I suggest you to get to know the team/product you are interviewing with and then make a judgement. I hear talks of PIP all the time, but that happens to like bottom 10%. If you are the other 90% AKA most people, it's irrelevant for you.

      Cons

      Oncall is rough at times. I'm on like 3 oncall rotations. An extra one for me since I'm US citizen, and US citizens have exclusive access to certain cloud regions. Lack of enough senior engineers / seasoned veterans on my team. They're already pretty rare, but we can do with more to learn from. None of the typical software perks. No free food, drinks, etc. You get free banana if you're in Seattle. Can have WFH things reimbursed, but with a budget cap backloaded RSU schedule.

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