Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineering I?

Software Development Engineering I professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 557 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineering I Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineering I interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineering I employees well?

Software Development Engineering I professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 557 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineering I 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))

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3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(557 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 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

2.0

Aug 9, 2022

Hire to Fire

Software development engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

provides us "Amazon" Tag. Good hiring management

Cons

No proper manager, and lot of office politics

5.0

Aug 9, 2022

Sde1

Software development engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to grow in ur career

Cons

Work life balance could be better

5.0

Aug 7, 2022

Great Company

Software development engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of interesting things to learn - Apply various distributed system knowledgee to real work - Mostly remote

Cons

People can't see each other's schedule. Everyone has to schedule meetings by guessing whether others are busy or not. Some meetings are not mandatory but the meeting tool will still show that person is unavailable.

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