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      Amazon Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

      3.4

      63% would recommend to a friend

      (339 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      20% approve of CEO

      59% positive business outlook

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      Software Developer Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 339 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      339 reviews
      4.0
      May 5, 2015

      Make a huge difference and work with great people

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working at Amazon was a fantastic opportunity to learn from some of the best software engineers in the world. The breadth of problems tackled at Amazon is staggering, and I felt that the work I was doing really mattered. Management was fair and reasonable and the overall culture was friendly, if competitive.

      Cons

      It is very hard to maintain a good work-life balance. There is very little opportunity for flexible employment, and the nature of the business often requires working at abnormal hours.

      2.0
      Jan 19, 2014

      Amazon loves it's customers, not it's employees. Very few former employees would ever return.

      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Located in Seattle. Uses a wide range of different technologies which gives you opportunities to learn in the area of your choice. Co-workers and fellow employees are great. Company itself is extremely successful. Total comp is normally good (see exceptions below).

      Cons

      Culture and value put in employees are poor. Career advancement opportunities get exponentially more difficult and one sub-par review gets you in a difficult to escape dog house. Base comp is pretty low. Amazon uses it's review process to bump you up (or knock you down) based on how it levels you among your division. Amazon uses quotas to rank it's employees. Some have to be given poor ratings regardless of performance (see doghouse above). Your boss may like you but you'll still feel marginally appreciated by the company. SDE Management talent is extremely thin. The company chose to expand at any cost so turnover is extremely high, including in SDE management. Morale and fulfillment also quite poor.

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