Amazon Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(337 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

21% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 337 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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337 reviews
4.0
Jun 16, 2025

Amazon SDE 2

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Pay. Mostly good work quality and people.

Cons

Too much work. Toxic culture of competition all the time.

1.0
May 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work with talented people and on challenging problems.

Cons

Amazon obsesses about RT05 more than anything else and there is no empathy/flexibility even for people who need the WFH flexibility due to health reasons. Every time there is a firing cycle, it’s a bit scary. Promotion from SDE1 to SDE2 is easy. Beyond that it’s really hard. Oncall - depending on the team that you’re in / can be really stressful and impacts work-life balance.

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