Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE1) reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(568 total reviews)
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55% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE1) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 568 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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568 reviews
5.0
Mar 6, 2026

Amazon Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Nice pay Good leadership Amazing learning experience

Cons

nothing bad to say about.

3.0
Mar 3, 2026

Great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and nice teammates

Cons

sometimes too much work is piled on

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