Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 6,220 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 6,220 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Amazon?

55% of Software Developer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6136) , Area Manager (5678) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3497) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3170) , Customer Service Representative (3041) , Program Manager (2472) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2214) , Sortation Associate (1863) , 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 19445 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 12957 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7734 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5825 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4791 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 10037 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7077 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6653 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5185 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2399 reviews))

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3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,220 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Softwarer Developer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,220 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Softwarer Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Softwarer Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

5.0

Jun 1, 2026

Good pay and projects but concerns about usage

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Better pay. Good projects to work and grow in career. Day 1 mentality

Cons

Quality vs Quantity.. we build lot of projects but most of them are not being used in long run.

4.0

May 30, 2026

Good pay, but layoffs loom large

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good, usually working with smart people.

Cons

Yearly layoffs, and recently upper level management micromanaging random metrics causing teams to scramble to create solutions to play numbers game with the metrics that don't actually solve real problems.

5.0

May 30, 2026

Great pay and team, but poor work-life balance

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing pay, team is good

Cons

Work life balance is not good

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