Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% 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
3.0
Oct 22, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure to the business world. Fast-paced development action. Good salary and equity.

Cons

Very little focus on quality engineering. Drowning in overcommitted technical debt. Very little emphasis on employee happiness.

4.0
Aug 10, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits. Competitive salary. No dress code and dog friendly. If you are self-motivated you will do good. Lots of opportunity for growth and learning. You get to make a huge impact on business decisions! Good computer equipment (huge monitors and top of the line macbook pros).

Cons

Frugality is a leadership principal but sometimes Amazon takes it too far. You get 10% off merchandise on Amazon.com (sold by/shipped by) - BUT this is capped at $100 a year. No free prime. Theres a disparity amongst teams since some teams get things more than others (I know one team that gets free food on Fridays but mine never does). Some teams have high operational work but prioritization is always on delivering new features not fixing the old ones.

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