Amazon Software Developer Engineer (SDE) reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(3,144 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

49% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer (SDE) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,144 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer (SDE) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer (SDE) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some teams are great, the people you work with is very talented.

Cons

Cut throat culture around annual review time. A lot of decisions coming from up the chain without explanation or rationale behind it. You are disposable just a resource not a person

1.0
Jan 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you get laid off you get a generous compensation

Cons

- Absolutely boring projects - Away team structures - most of the teams in Luxembourg are away teams - Bad management - Constant layoff - Toxic culture - Hard to get promoted

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