Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,809 total reviews)
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44% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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
2.0
Jan 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* compensation * may different teams, if a team does not seem like a good fit, you can easily change

Cons

* culture can be toxic * oncalls can be really bad * recent and frequent layoffs have led to low morale within employees

4.0
Jan 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good challenging work helps a junior engineer grow

Cons

Work environment can be team dependent. Ownership and delivery is very important or you will face performance issues.

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