Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

22% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 956 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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956 reviews
1.0
Sep 28, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. Nice package with huge joining bonus

Cons

1. There is no life to balance 2. Hectic on calls 3. RSU vesting cycle is worst. 80% of the stocks will start vesting during 3rd and 4th year. 4. Tight deadlines and all tasks are critical. 5. Need to work a minimum of 12 hrs to finish the tasks assigned. 6. People in my team never sleeps. Everyone is online till 2 AM.

5.0
Sep 24, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good compensation for Canada standards - Good benefits and lots of vacations and PTOs - Really good to work at my org in AWS. People are nice, inclusive and values a lot the mental health and well being of the employees. - Lots of learning and improving opportunities - Good infrastructure for work, "unlimited AWS services".

Cons

- The growth from SDE II and beyond is extremely hard and will depend a lot on your personality, skills, networking and a lot of extra effort - The better the org in term of work/life balance, the less are the opportunities for projects that can give you a promotion. - Annual compensation review is very limited and put a really wide range of professional levels in the same compensation bucket.

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