Amazon Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

47% would recommend to a friend

(115 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

39% approve of CEO

87% positive business outlook

Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 115 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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115 reviews
4.0
Nov 7, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High impact working on hard problems, flexibility in day to day work, smart colleagues and stakeholders. Total compensation is good.

Cons

Relentless focus on near term bottom line and growth, stack ranking, compensation is too heavily weighted towards stock.

4.0
Sep 30, 2023

Great Pay

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay and sign on bonus

Cons

Mass Layoffs caused them to lose great people

3.0
Sep 14, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Positive attitude, smart people, nice locations

Cons

Smart people can be arrogant, culture designed for introverts. All writing and reading no personal connections.

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