Amazon Senior Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

45% would recommend to a friend

(108 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

12% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Senior Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 108 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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108 reviews
4.0
May 26, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1 year in Amazon equals 2-3 years in other companies. I grew a lot as an engineer. Lots of smart people. Interesting tech problems.

Cons

Individualistic culture - every team for themselves, every person for themselves.

3.0
Apr 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Great Pay 2. Learning opportunities

Cons

1. Promo process is horrible 2. Hunger Games Stack Ranking - forced PIPs - bad WLB 3. Some organizations have bureaucratic processes e.g. Alexa (especially PEs) 4. Worst Benefits e.g. 401k match

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