Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer II?

Software Developer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 338 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer II employees well?

Software Developer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 338 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer II salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11105) , Warehouse Worker (6904) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6132) , Area Manager (5676) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3496) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3168) , Customer Service Representative (3041) , Program Manager (2471) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2214) , Sortation Associate (1862) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

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 19445 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 12957 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7734 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5825 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4791 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 10037 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7077 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6653 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5185 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2399 reviews))

Amazon Software Developer II reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(338 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

20% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Software Developer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 338 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

338 reviews

4.0

Jan 14, 2024

L5 at Amazon

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* So many problems to solve and learn * Good compensation

Cons

* Work like a startup * Lots of moving parts

4.0

Jan 12, 2024

Can be intense, but overall great for learning

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Caveat: I joined a new team out of uni so had a lot of self-learning to do but that also gave me the opportunity to take on more responsibility * Given lots of opportunities and room to grow * Pretty good working culture overall * It really is what you make of it

Cons

* Amazon internal tech stack is it's own beast * Perks are sh!t compared to other big tech, go figure * Culture can be intense with deadlines * Some not so smart people who have found their way in as well

4.0

Jan 12, 2024

Software Developer Engineer II

Software developer engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good place for new grad to learn * Fast paced, high impact if the team is new

Cons

* More maintenance if the team is established * Work-life balance could be bad * Politics

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