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 6,761 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 6,761 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 and benefits at Amazon .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11091) , Warehouse Worker (6895) , Associate (6198) , Software Engineer (6110) , Area Manager (5655) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3488) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3160) , Customer Service Representative (3038) , Program Manager (2465) , 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 19129 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 12962 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7736 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5754 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4807 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 10089 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7034 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6622 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5153 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2413 reviews))

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3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,761 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

39% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

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 6,761 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 4, 2026

Be careful from politics

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money Banana Faster in new tech adoption

Cons

Work 24/7 Keep slogging Politics Headache

2.0

Apr 3, 2026

Alexa Org

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Opportunity to work with very intelligent people on new projects - Excellent for fast career growth due to fast-paced environment and pressure to perform at all times - Opportunity to lead, take initiative, work at a high pace, own cool features and projects - Excellent pay and benefits

Cons

- Collaboration only exists if you're in the in-crowd, otherwise it's fairly toxic. Seniors might throw you under the bus to save themselves - Work-life-balance is non-existent - On-call shifts are heinous - Lack of job security: watch out for Focus/PIP/layoffs every 6 months

4.0

Apr 3, 2026

Great company for learning and growing

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great for learning and becoming a better engineer

Cons

Can be stressful. Specially when it comes to the review process

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