Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,330 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

37% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,330 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
2.0
Aug 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

When I joined, our team had a great culture - healthy work life balance, work from home when needed, reasonable deadlines. My manager was wonderful, and I likely wouldn't have stayed at the company long if I had a worse one. Solid compensation compared to many software jobs out there.

Cons

Upper level leadership is setting unrealistic expectations and forcing people back (or, often, for the first time) into offices filled with distractions and taking away much flexibility.

4.0
Aug 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible learning environment — you're surrounded by smart, driven people. Ownership is real: you're trusted to make decisions and deliver results. Great compensation package, including RSUs and benefits.

Cons

Work-life balance can be a challenge, especially during peak seasons or critical launches. Internal processes and tools can sometimes feel outdated or overly complex.

3.0
Aug 5, 2025

AWS SDE2

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting problems, large scale, good learning opportunity.

Cons

Lots of of bureaucracy and politics, double-think, gaming of internal metrics. Weird attempts at thought control.

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