Amazon Software Engineer II reviews

3.4

58% would recommend to a friend

(305 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

16% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 305 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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305 reviews
3.0
Mar 18, 2026

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Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High scale, prestige, fast paced

Cons

High pressure, strict metrics, and frequent risk of burnout.

3.0
Feb 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pays decent Can be enjoyable if you have good team and fit well with your manager

Cons

PIP culture Heavy oncall at times Glorifying overtime

3.0
Feb 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- A lot of opportunity to learn different technologies

Cons

- A lot of pressure to deliver high quality components on time. - If you want to move up the ladder you will not be able to have good work life balance

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