Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Data Engineer II?

Data Engineer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 1,152 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Engineer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Engineer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Data Engineer II employees well?

Data Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 1,152 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Engineer II salaries at Amazon.

What Amazon locations are top rated by Data Engineer II employees?

Seattle is the top rated Amazon location by Data Engineer II employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6906) , Associate (6206) , Software Engineer (6142) , Area Manager (5682) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3502) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3172) , Customer Service Representative (3043) , Program Manager (2474) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , 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 19514 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13211 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7707 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5742 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4847 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 10152 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7073 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6685 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5190 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2411 reviews))

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Amazon Data Engineer II reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(1,152 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

56% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Culture & values

3.3

Senior management

3.2

Work/Life balance

Data Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,152 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0

May 27, 2026

Free snacks but management quality varies

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free banana's, 1 free coffee for honest coffee co. per day.

Cons

Team experience is highly dependent on competent managers.

3.0

May 27, 2026

Work-life balance is good, but expectations are high

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance- since i work from home

Cons

The work is hectic. The expectations are very high and they keep increasing the requirements/goals every passing year

2.0

May 26, 2026

Boring organization with inefficient people

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

salary is ok i guess

Cons

boring organizations ruled by inefficient ppl

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