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

Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 3,164 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 Development Engineer (SDE) Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 3,164 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) salaries at Amazon.

What Amazon locations are top rated by Software Development Engineer (SDE) employees?

Amazon locations which are top rated by Software Development Engineer (SDE) employees are San Francisco , San Jose and Irvine . On the other hand, Amazon locations which have been rated the lowest by Software Development Engineer (SDE) professionals are Santa Clara and Sunnyvale .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11120) , Warehouse Worker (6915) , Associate (6212) , Software Engineer (6175) , Area Manager (5707) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3521) , Fulfillment Associate (3410) , Software Development Engineer (3184) , Customer Service Representative (3047) , Program Manager (2482) , Operations Manager (2298) , Customer Service Associate (2218) , Sortation Associate (1868) , Manager (1456) , 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 19458 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13236 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7717 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5774 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4851 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 10057 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7059 reviews)); "Their management is poor and has many problems that you may have never seen before." ((in 6676 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5206 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2427 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(3,164 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

47% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

Software Development Engineer(SDE) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,164 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer(SDE) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer(SDE) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

5.0

Jan 13, 2026

Good pay

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay , lot of learning

Cons

Work life valance sometime hectic

3.0

Jan 13, 2026

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Software development engineer (sde)

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CEO approval

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Pros

It depends on your manager. If youre in a good team you'll learn a lot

Cons

Lots of politics. Managers hold promotion as leverage and make you work a lot

3.0

Jan 12, 2026

Political

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- lots of smart people - technical challenges

Cons

- bureaucracy - bad manager = bad time - very top down approach in some orgs

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