Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineering?

Software Development Engineering professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 6,776 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineering Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineering interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineering employees well?

Software Development Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 6,776 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineering salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11103) , Warehouse Worker (6903) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6132) , Area Manager (5675) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3495) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3167) , Customer Service Representative (3040) , Program Manager (2471) , Operations Manager (2290) , Customer Service Associate (2213) , Sortation Associate (1862) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

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 19455 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13203 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7816 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5762 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4845 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 10076 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7119 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6638 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5195 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2415 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,776 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Software Development Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,776 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

4.0

Jun 15, 2012

Amazon Bang alore, India Review

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly technical people. Focus on quality

Cons

Don't expect any facilities, you may have to work in a smaller cabins , or conference rooms.

4.0

Jun 14, 2012

steep learning curve

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

exposure to the brilliance of 100s of smart developers work with latest technologies constant improvement in tools that aid in development

Cons

hectic work culture not much fun, very frugal in perks unattractive employee discount even in Amazon.com

3.0

Jun 11, 2012

Good place to learn, bad place for live

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Nice colleagues - Good ownership - Customer oriented

Cons

- No process or support, bad documentation - Duplication jobs across teams - On call! Bad work-life balance

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