Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer(SDE)?

Software Developer(SDE) professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 3,305 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 Software Developer(SDE) Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer(SDE) interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer(SDE) employees well?

Software Developer(SDE) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 3,305 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer(SDE) salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11117) , Warehouse Worker (6915) , Associate (6211) , Software Engineer (6172) , Area Manager (5706) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3517) , Fulfillment Associate (3409) , Software Development Engineer (3183) , Customer Service Representative (3044) , Program Manager (2481) , Operations Manager (2297) , Customer Service Associate (2218) , Sortation Associate (1868) , Manager (1455) , Process Assistant (1422)

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 19441 reviews)); ""Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career."" ((in 13248 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7784 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5758 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4853 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 10067 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7065 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6710 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5180 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2419 reviews))

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Amazon Software Developer(SDE) reviews

3.6

61% would recommend to a friend

(3,305 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

50% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Software Developer(SDE) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,305 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer(SDE) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer(SDE) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

5.0

Sep 21, 2020

Incredible

Sde-intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I had an incredible time there.

Cons

not much to talk about

5.0

Sep 19, 2020

gud

Sde-intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary big name more oppurtunities

Cons

high competition far from home

5.0

Sep 16, 2020

Great environment

Sde-intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive environment for fresher recruits

Cons

No cons actually. Everything is fine

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