Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)
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22% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 956 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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956 reviews
4.0
Jan 28, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Small teams, ability to innovate, interesting problems, customer impact, respect for work/life balance (at least in SF office), quality colleagues.

Cons

Customer Obsession sometimes comes at the expense of employee quality of life. (If you inherit a buggy system and get stuck on-call often, things can be bleak). Benefits are sub-par--for example, they only match 401k contributions at 50% up to 6% of your salary and you don't actually get that unless you stick around for 3 years. On the other hand, they're proud that they offer the same benefits to people who work in fulfillment centers, so you can be happy that the company is egalitarian while regretting that other tech workers are getting a few thousand more a year in untaxed retirement money than you are.

3.0
Jan 21, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great resources help new graduates grow. There are smart people there. The company is still growing big, lot of opportunities. What's more, you will know a lot of people there who may can help you in your whole career.

Cons

Work life balance is bad. Stressful on call. N annual bonus or similar. Salary increase is basically nothing, comparing other it companies.

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