Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 4,809 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4,809 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) II salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11107) , Warehouse Worker (6906) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6149) , Area Manager (5684) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3174) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2293) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1422)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

""Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated"" ((in 19444 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13239 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7758 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5821 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4851 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10078 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7059 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6620 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5223 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2408 reviews))

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,809 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

45% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer (SDE II) employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,809 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews

3.0

Jan 26, 2026

Amazon

Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you survive here, you definitely can survive in many other companies.

Cons

Layoff season is still coming.

5.0

Jan 26, 2026

Good pay

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, Best tech to work,

Cons

Work from office 5 days a week

2.0

Jan 25, 2026

only the money is good

Sde-2

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

only the money is good

Cons

no food, only 1 free coffee per day. pathetic leadership

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