Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 6,245 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 6,245 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries and benefits at Amazon .

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Amazon?

54% of Software Developer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 6% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11092) , Warehouse Worker (6897) , Associate (6198) , Software Engineer (6117) , Area Manager (5658) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3492) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3160) , Customer Service Representative (3039) , Program Manager (2467) , Operations Manager (2282) , Customer Service Associate (2212) , Sortation Associate (1859) , Manager (1453) , Process Assistant (1418)

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 19165 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 12960 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7797 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5748 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4816 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 10059 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7085 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6613 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5190 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2397 reviews))

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Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(6,245 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

41% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,245 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

2.0

Sep 16, 2010

It's a sweatshop

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-small teams - pizza teams -stocks and pay is good -smart peoples (though a lot of them are primadonna)

Cons

-lack of work/life balance - you are expected to work crazy hours and meet arbitrary deadlines set by the management -management lacks respect for the engineers - often they yell at employees -management promotes engineers who are loud and obnoxious -operation support - you have to carry pager 24 hours that sucks the life out of you -lack of tools/support - extremely bad tools support for build, deploy, IDE -poor computer hardware - you have 5 years old machine -dirty bathrooms and carpet - Amazon is known for being cheap and it saves every penny even on cleaning the bathrooms.

5.0

Sep 15, 2010

Overall, it is a very good job.

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work is very interesting and challenging. My colleagues are very nice and helpful. The working location is also good.

Cons

You need to work very hard in the team. Sometimes you need to work during weekends. So, if you want an easy life, it is not a good choice.

3.0

Aug 11, 2010

Innovative company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast moving company, lean organization, professional management, very innovative and a great learning environment.

Cons

Lean (overworked) organization, lack of sufficient focus on the long term impact, very rigid schedules, lack of testing (leading to lots of operational overhead), better for someone straight out of school than experienced, salary is not great.

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