Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,761 total reviews)
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39% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,761 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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7K reviews
3.0
Apr 20, 2026
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Pros

- Competitive salary - Easy to move within the company - Smart engineers - Really good for learning, and looks great on CV

Cons

- Rapidly declining culture - frequent layoffs, lack of innovation, etc. - WLB can really suck depending on which team you're on - 5 days a week in the office

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