Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer Engineer I?

Software Developer Engineer I professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 6,301 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Engineer I Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer Engineer I interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer Engineer I employees well?

Software Developer Engineer I professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 6,301 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer Engineer I salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Developer Engineer I professionals working at Amazon?

56% of Software Developer Engineer I employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 3% in the past 12 months. Software Developer Engineer I professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

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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 19441 reviews)); ""Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career."" ((in 13248 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7784 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5758 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4853 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 10067 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7065 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6710 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5180 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2419 reviews))

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3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,301 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

42% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Software Developer Engineer I employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,301 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

5.0

Jul 15, 2026

Good company for learning in a challenging environment

Software engineer

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company to learn and get challenging environment.

Cons

Job security is less, always be on top.

1.0

Jul 14, 2026

Great tech and smart coworkers, but toxic/horrible environment

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Developer AWS accounts, get to play with amazing tech - Very motivated and intelligent coworkers, you learn a lot in a short amount of time - High expectations here develop your engineering and leadership skills quickly

Cons

- Stack ranking, amazon orgs have a quota on performance reviews being Least Effective, you're one bad quarter away from losing your job - Very toxic and stressful work environment, it's known as the meatgrinder for a reason - Pull Requests, revisions, comments, change management requests, design documents -- all are tracked meticulously and your performance is held against them. Having an ops-heavy quarter can make you appear underperforming - Really poor benefits and bare minimum compensation compared to other top tech (stock refreshers can be rare, no annual bonus, promotions are political) - AWS teams have insane ops load, ops improvements rarely are marked down positively in performance reviews

5.0

Jul 13, 2026

High salary but relatively low promotion opportunities

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High Salary pay and average pressure

Cons

Promotion speed is quite slow

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