Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,261 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,261 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
3.0
Apr 10, 2026

Not people oriented

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay was okay, somewhat on part with peers

Cons

People found out they were laid off by not being able to log in.

3.0
Apr 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large company, good opportunities to meet lots of ppl. (many of them are smart and nice). Salary ok.

Cons

Wired culture, lots of layoffs and reorgs. Experience highly dependent on managers and many of them are not good.

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