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
4.0
Feb 23, 2018

Great place to learn and grow

Recommend
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Pros

Opportunities to learn new technologies- AWS, Service Oriented Architecture etc. Usual tasks involve all the phases of Software Development Lifecycle, including designing, iterative development and testing. Developers are expected to take complete ownership of the projects they are woking on. Good perks and health benefits.

Cons

Aggressive timelines sometimes lead to work-life balance gets afftected.

5.0
Feb 17, 2018

A great place to work in

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Huge work impact No stress work enviroment Above market compensation

Cons

No lunch sponsering No car leasing sponsering Minimal kitchen (Compared to other top market companies)

4.0
Feb 10, 2018

Software Development Engineer

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

There is a steep learning curve while working for this company.

Cons

It has competitive compensation but the benefits are very less when compared to other competitors

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