Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(453 total reviews)
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37% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 453 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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453 reviews
3.0
Jun 27, 2025

Good learning experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

There is a lot to learn and people in team are supportive

Cons

Sometimes you have to keep working on same system which could be boring

1.0
Jun 26, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- exposure to big tech - FAANG stamp on your resume

Cons

- Everyone just cares about there metrics, specially L6 and above - Work feels like eating cardboard, not rewarding - Frugality in everything

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