Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

3.7

51% would recommend to a friend

(557 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 557 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering I professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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557 reviews
5.0
Apr 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Strong engineering culture with emphasis on ownership and scalability Opportunity to work on large-scale distributed systems Good compensation and benefits compared to industry average Exposure to modern cloud technologies and internal tools

Cons

Work-life balance can be inconsistent depending on team On-call responsibilities can be demanding High expectations and performance pressure Internal processes can sometimes be complex

3.0
Mar 23, 2026

SDE I

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of AI tools Can learn a lot about AWS usage

Cons

Poor WLB + oncall shift (no money) Poor benefits Manager will just keep piling up more work and ask you to finish in original planned time

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