Amazon Software Dev Engineer reviews

3.4

25% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)
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17% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Software Dev Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Dev Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Dev Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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53 reviews
5.0
Dec 22, 2022
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Pros

The thing that stood out to me when joining Amazon was just how willing people are to help and talk about what they are busy with. I have never seen so much passion for tech before, and I am fortunate to be able to learn from people like this.

Cons

Being on call can become a hinderance if you are in a small team

5.0
Dec 5, 2022
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Pros

The systems Amazon uses to build, maintain, and invent are impressive. Their on-boarding and ramping up system is effective and well-paced. With only a few months under my best, I feel like I am both contributing in a meaningful way and also being afforded the space to ask questions and learn. Have always heard negative things about Amazon culture, but after working here for three months, I have yet to see a culture of toxicity. Hopefully that continues into the future. Great work-life balance. I can take time if I need to. No one is breathing down my neck at this current juncture. I have a feeling this may change though as I become the owner of more things while working here. Generally, I am happy to work hard and help and feel recognized for such efforts. Oftentimes Amazon is seen as a no "bells and whistles" company, but I was (perhaps naively) pleasantly surprised with the quality of the work environment and food. I almost appreciate the frugality more than getting a bunch of free stuff.

Cons

Competition at Amazon amongst higher ranking individuals is often visibly harmful to communication and productivity. Though I get the feeling that this isn't an Amazon specific problem and more an artifact of how the rubber meets the road when business meets software. I imagine working as a software engineer could be a tad lonely if you do not already have a good support group. I see many engineer's whose lives revolve solely around their work for better or worse. Siloing seems to be an issue at times. Often don't know if I'm working on something that another team in my department might also be working on. I imagine this is an issue in many tech companies.

5.0
Nov 14, 2022
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Pros

The teams in Amazon are friendly and supportive. There is always a scope to learn, optimize and innovate.

Cons

No cons as far as I have seen.

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