Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

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

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
4.0
Nov 12, 2025
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Pros

- Work with dedicated, experienced and intelligent people within your team, org, department. - Leadership principles form the backbone of company and is the soul of every conversation and decision. - Two-way door decision and fail fast.

Cons

- Successive layoffs over the years - Bureaucracy which slows down decision making - Teams bloated with L5 devs and less scope for senior devs

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