Amazon Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(114 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

52% approve of CEO

84% positive business outlook

Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 114 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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114 reviews
5.0
Feb 10, 2018
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Pros

I have 27 years of industry experience and have worked at other large companies like Microsoft as well as at startup and I love my experience here at Amazon. After 3 years here there isn't a day when I'm not excited about going to work. As a Principal Engineer I get to set directions and best practices for a wide group of engineers. All my peers and colleagues are very professional and our Leadership Principles are a great guiding tools for all of us to resolve conflict in a coherent and respectful way.

Cons

travel policy is that we travel economy, even to Europe or India, so that sucks

5.0
Jan 6, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Great company -- exciting place to be. Unique culture. Great leadership principles

Cons

High expectations. If you can't produce at a high level don't come here.

5.0
Nov 29, 2017

Good place to work

Recommend
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Pros

Runs like a startup - cool environment

Cons

Has processes like a startup i.e. none

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