Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Manager?

Software Development Manager professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 486 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Manager Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Manager interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Manager employees well?

Software Development Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 486 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Manager salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Manager professionals working at Amazon?

46% of Software Development Manager employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Software Development Manager professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What Amazon locations are top rated by Software Development Manager employees?

Amazon locations which are top rated by Software Development Manager employees are New York , Sunnyvale and Seattle .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11114) , Warehouse Worker (6914) , Associate (6208) , Software Engineer (6160) , Area Manager (5695) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3508) , Fulfillment Associate (3408) , Software Development Engineer (3179) , Customer Service Representative (3043) , Program Manager (2479) , Operations Manager (2295) , Customer Service Associate (2216) , Sortation Associate (1865) , 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 19516 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13308 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7710 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5825 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4815 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 10094 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7037 reviews)); "Their management is poor and has many problems that you may have never seen before." ((in 6680 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 2410 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Manager reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(486 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

26% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

2.3

Work/Life balance

Manager, Software Development employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 486 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager, Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager, Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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486 reviews

5.0

Mar 20, 2017

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Pros

At Amazon we are given the opportunity to own the part of the business we are responsible for and drive it forward in the manner in which we think will drive the best results. You work with amazing people and focus on the biggest challenges in the industry with global scope.

Cons

Leadership is hit and miss with some amazing leaders scattered across the company, and an number of poor leaders in key positions. The great part is, however, that Amazon is huge and movement is encouraged, so you can shop around for the great leaders.

2.0

Mar 2, 2017

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Pros

Customer obsession, decent compensation, working backwards from the customer, good intentions: “a company of explorers, not conquerors”, “the best place in the world to fail”, and “a place where builders can build”, teams are fairly autonomous, and they are upfront about leadership principles (if they seem silly to you Amazon is probably not a good fit for you in my opinion)

Cons

Empathy is not part of the culture, locked in for 1 year if given a signing bonus and 2 years if relocated, lacking a design culture, above average bureaucracy and politics, poor developer experience, default to secrecy, isolated from the development community, little open source contributions, poor internal tools, top-down organization with many layers of managers, because teams are fairly autonomous some teams are very toxic, above average desperation to hire so some managers will not be honest about the situation to candidates

5.0

Feb 23, 2017

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Pros

Great environment and no politics absolutely satisfied with the company comparing with my previous experience

Cons

I do not see much of cons in the company except that sometimes the performance process is too complicated for the employees when compared with other companies

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