Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,345 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer ||| employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,345 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer ||| professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer ||| professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0
Oct 28, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good pay and that's pretty much it

Cons

Corporate sweatshop, culture is highly exploitative and not at all personable. Needed the money for a bit, but seems like a vast majority of people here are looking for someone new pretty soon after joining.

4.0
Oct 25, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great pay, decent benefits - A ton of opportunities to learn - Ability to move round laterally for job flexibility

Cons

- Work can be intense at times, especially oncall - PIP culture + frequent performance reviews can add anxiety - RTO 5

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