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      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

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      3.9

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.1

      Culture & values

      3.1

      Senior management

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      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
      5.0
      Jan 10, 2018

      Great Learning Opportunity

      Sde1
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Internal Search to get documentation on any topic.

      Cons

      Not all management people you find are smart.

      3.0
      Jan 5, 2018

      Okay Compensation, Opportunity Galore, Broken Promotion System

      Sde1
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Lots of opportunities to work on different interesting projects and teams. Relatively good emphasis on best engineering practices and bar. New teams constantly cropping up and looking for engineers.

      Cons

      Compensation is sub-par compared to Facebook, Google and other Triple-A Companies. (Vesting Schedule and Compensation Band is a joke) “Transparent” & “Self-Driven” Promotion Document and Process is laughable as it only adds more bureaucratic obstacles (aka B.S) before one can even get considered for promotion - In the end, still requires manager to fight for your promotion (and whether your perceived projects have enough impact and fills all Engineering “Trackers”) Oncall duties can range from annoying to overwhelming depending on the team.

      4.0
      Dec 18, 2017

      SDE

      Sde1
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      No politics and flat hierarchy

      Cons

      Too much stress sometimes specially when new here.

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