Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(954 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 954 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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5.0
Apr 7, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

* amazing people around * interesting work * open feedback * good opportunities for learning * good environment to work

Cons

* very frugal in perks and incentives * 24-7 on-call makes it tough * very stressful and close deadlines almost always

3.0
Feb 9, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) Great People - Amazon hires the best in the industry 2) Great Technology - With dozens and dozens of 'home grown' systems (both good and not so good) 3) Great Processes

Cons

1) Limited exposure to customers, sitting in India 2) Pressure can sometimes get overwhelming 3) The beeping pager in the middle of the night

5.0
Dec 28, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon still totally feels like a startup. There's way too much work, way too few people, and endless opportunities to improve things and make a difference. Fortunately the management is good at understanding that they need to balance projects as well as people, so you're never going to be forced into overtime you don't want to do. Working here is a total blast, the pay is good, and the people are awesome.

Cons

The chaos can be a bit confusing if you don't enjoy working in that type of environment. It's a very fast paced place, and you have to understand how to balance competing demands for your time and make judgment calls for yourself on what your time is best spent on.

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