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 3,307 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 3,307 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 (6212) , Software Engineer (6172) , Area Manager (5706) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3519) , Fulfillment Associate (3409) , Software Development Engineer (3183) , Customer Service Representative (3045) , Program Manager (2482) , 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

(3,307 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 3,307 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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3.0

Apr 6, 2026

SDE

Software development engineer (sde)

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CEO approval

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Pros

smart colleage and good pay

Cons

too busy and environment is posioned for new hire

3.0

Apr 4, 2026

Be careful from politics

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money Banana Faster in new tech adoption

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Work 24/7 Keep slogging Politics Headache

5.0

Apr 2, 2026

nice

Sde-intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very nice good environment happy

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nothing at all in my opinion

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