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 3.7 out of 5 stars in 555 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 555 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 and benefits at Amazon .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11086) , Warehouse Worker (6894) , Associate (6196) , Software Engineer (6098) , Area Manager (5651) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3485) , Fulfillment Associate (3403) , Software Development Engineer (3159) , Customer Service Representative (3037) , Program Manager (2463) , Operations Manager (2279) , Customer Service Associate (2212) , Sortation Associate (1858) , 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 19504 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13251 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7731 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5811 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4858 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 10052 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7040 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6644 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5144 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2386 reviews))

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3.7

51% would recommend to a friend

(555 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 555 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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2.0

Jun 26, 2010

Nice place to work for a geek

Software development engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. Some of the best minds in the world work with you. 2. You're given to work on cutting edge technology 3. Amazon.com has a huge internal software base, and many in-house frameworks are developed.

Cons

1. You have to support what you deliver, this includes a lot of operational tasks, which is a pain for SDE. 2. As you work on most of the in-house frameworks you dont generally get to use the industry standard frameworks. 3. Employees are just working machine for them, frugality is the main principle and that reflects in every coffee machine in amazon, leave alone goodies or office parties.

4.0

Jun 2, 2010

SDE1

Software development engineer i

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary compared to peers. one of the best work in the industry. professionally good growth both in the company and out side the company.

Cons

not a good office environment. cramped space. worst office location choosen.

3.0

Mar 18, 2010

Great company

Software development engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Senior management makes the right decisions and promotes innovation. Its rare to fine a company with such great vision. An obsession with the customer means that more often than not the right thing is done.

Cons

The org is massive. There is a lot of red tape to fight through to even get the simplest task done. Schedules are constantly hijacked and feature creep is rampant. The release process needs to be refined and groups held more accountable for their deliverables. Frugality is often overly practiced at the cost of productivity.

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