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
4.0
Apr 20, 2025

Salary

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and good team

Cons

Too mnay functions are in a silo

5.0
Feb 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging and analytical role, with lot of stakeholder management

Cons

Not too many other than a very busy role. But it's a great school.

1.0
Jan 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The problem space is interesting.

Cons

Most clueless management possible. No vision beyond 2 weeks, The latest qualification for managers and some PEs who have no experience in space nor networking is to know the boss. Execution is abysmal. Heavy top down and no backbone encouraged. Voted most toxic org in Amazon.

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