Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer(SDE)?

Software Developer(SDE) professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 3,292 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer(SDE) Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer(SDE) interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer(SDE) employees well?

Software Developer(SDE) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 3,292 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer(SDE) salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11108) , Warehouse Worker (6909) , Associate (6208) , Software Engineer (6150) , Area Manager (5687) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3505) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3175) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2294) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1865) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1422)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19376 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13182 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7789 reviews)); "It was a WFH 3 months contract role.This role has good salary and perks.It was not so stressfull." ((in 5815 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4828 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10078 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7056 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6715 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5188 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2410 reviews))

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Amazon Software Developer(SDE) reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(3,292 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

51% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Software Developer(SDE) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,292 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer(SDE) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer(SDE) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Oct 29, 2020

Learn a lot!

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You will learn a lot about software, AWS. Great leadership principles that keep people on track and focused.

Cons

Not great promotion process. Not great work-life balance.

4.0

Oct 26, 2020

SDE

Sde-intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

surrounded with opportunities to learn

Cons

fast paced environment with quite a bit of expectations

5.0

Oct 26, 2020

Wonderful experience

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

amazing environment with a very supportive community and excellent workspace.

Cons

There is no major con

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