Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer I/II/II?

Software Development Engineer I/II/II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 957 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 I/II/II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer I/II/II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer I/II/II employees well?

Software Development Engineer I/II/II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 957 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer I/II/II salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11119) , Warehouse Worker (6915) , Associate (6212) , Software Engineer (6174) , Area Manager (5706) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3521) , Fulfillment Associate (3409) , Software Development Engineer (3184) , Customer Service Representative (3046) , 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 I/II/II reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(957 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

22% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

Software Development Engineer I/II/II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 957 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer I/II/II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer I/II/II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0

Jan 24, 2024

Great place to learn, difficult to stay for long

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon employs some of the most talented, intelligent folks in the tech industry. If working for Amazon, focus on learning from others and adopting the mechanisms used to drive decisions. They will be valuable towards your career going forward.

Cons

Amazon has a huge culture of overworking their engineers and individual contributors. In all of the teams I have worked on, the development and deployment speed was blazingly fast, at the cost of developer mental health and eventual burnout.

4.0

Jan 23, 2024

Good company if you have a good team

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, depending on the team lots of flexibility

Cons

Demanding, can get to you if you don’t set boundaries. Experience very team dependent.

4.0

Jan 23, 2024

Good for learning and growing

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Challenging work environment and hence helps you learn and grow

Cons

- Balancing work and life can get difficult since its fast paced.

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