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      3.5

      52% would recommend to a friend

      (3,321 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      34% approve of CEO

      50% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.6

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,321 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Jan 26, 2010

      It's A Job

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work with different technologies, in a highly scalable environment. Not a lot of structure.

      Cons

      Amazon would rate significantly higher if it were located somewhere else. Unfortunately, it is located in an area that has a poor quality of life. If you are single, and unencumbered then it is not a bad place to work at all. it isn't a place to work for the long term. It's a short term gig because it is not really easy to work at Amazon and also have a life. Seattle is either crazy expensive, or just plain screwed up depending on where you choose to live. Bad government, makes a bad place to live. Amazon does it's best in a bad situation but it could definitely be much better.

      3.0
      Oct 24, 2009

      Choatic, Hectic, Cutting Edge, Smart Corporation

      Software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      New exciting technology, problems and challenges. Lots of smart people. Now focused on improving developer experience and making improvements to development ecosystem.

      Cons

      Frugality taken to Cheapness and not investing in right things internally. High turnover rate until recession hit. Pretending to be a start up but really a corporation with increasing bureaucracy and HR ridden rather than the feeling of a company where people know each other. Not focused on individual development and growing people to next level. Have a lot of mini-cultures so a diverse culture in different department and organization which is good if you are under a progressive management hierarchy or hell if you are in the wrong organization. Do not recommend Operations organization to software developers very hectic and heavy on supporting old legacy hacked low quality software.

      2.0
      Sep 10, 2009

      Terribly busy place to work

      software development engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      good stock, good location, smart engineers around you, very good to customers, good name on your resume, nice restaurants around the company.

      Cons

      You need to work very hard. They treat you like a dog. No good future for career advancement. Not recommended for senior people.

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