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
3.0
Mar 14, 2021

Great for many

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with a diverse smart group of people.

Cons

Work life balance was difficult.

4.0
Feb 5, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay at Amazon is outstanding.

Cons

No work/life balance. Always expected to respond to even minor details with highest priority.

1.0
Jan 4, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent salary and that is all.

Cons

A toxic environment that will drag you down with negative energy and blame. -Managers don't even try to get to know you; -No patience for you to learn the stakeholders, processes, and systems; -Poor management team with little and insufficient management skills; -Definitely no work-life balance, please don't even try it; -Lots of favoritism;

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