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 336 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 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 336 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer II salaries and benefits at Amazon .

How happy are Software Developer II professionals working at Amazon?

60% of Software Developer II employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Developer II professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11091) , Warehouse Worker (6895) , Associate (6198) , Software Engineer (6108) , Area Manager (5656) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3487) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3160) , Customer Service Representative (3038) , Program Manager (2465) , Operations Manager (2279) , Customer Service Associate (2212) , Sortation Associate (1858) , Manager (1453) , Process Assistant (1418)

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 19129 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 12962 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7736 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5754 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4807 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 10089 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7034 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6622 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5153 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2413 reviews))

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Amazon Software Developer II reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(336 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

21% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

Software Developer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 336 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).

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336 reviews

1.0

Jul 23, 2020

Elitist, poor localised management

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work with some smart people

Cons

- The "startup culture" of Amazon means that your experience will vary greatly on which team you are in. Some teams are surprisingly badly managed with poor quality software, no vision and a low bar for engineers. All of these go against the compony's own famous leadership principles. - HR is a pain to deal with. - A lot of work can be monotonous and not challenging depending on what team you are on. You might not have any impact on the end customer for example or even work on prototypes that fizzle out after a year or two.

4.0

Jul 22, 2020

Life in Amazon

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and reasonable working hours.

Cons

No indoor activities for employees

2.0

May 30, 2020

Mechanism Bloat

Software engineer-ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salaries are competitive and everyone who works there is intelligent.

Cons

There's a culture of implementing mechanisms over trusting developers, which leads to bloated systems with a dozen different code checkers / security risk analyzers / etc. that are in constant need of maintenance. Makes development pretty miserable.

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