Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE1) reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(566 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

56% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE1) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 566 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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566 reviews
3.0
Apr 21, 2018

80% Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

All the pros of a big company Good insurance(Not super cheap, but accepted everywhere) Benefits for non-married couple partners Cutting-edge technology Working with Smart people A lot to learn Good pay(you don't have to be #1 to be good) A clear leader in many Tech areas You can have huge impact

Cons

Long hours Some teams can really lack american culture For some reason employees don't trust the confidential surveys so they either don't do them or artificially always say things are going well management will lose out on good feedback Large teams have large team politics Despite having many good people working together there can still be massive gaps in ability which can cause issues

4.0
Mar 19, 2018

Software Development Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Compensation and also benefits.

Cons

Not Good Management, No Work Life Balance.

3.0
Mar 1, 2018

For tech it's just ok

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good and cost of living is lower than the bay area

Cons

Very corporate feel without a lot of wiggle room

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