Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Engineer (Software Developer II)?

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 339 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer (Software Developer II) Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer (Software Developer II) interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees well?

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 339 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer (Software Developer II) salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6138) , Area Manager (5681) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3499) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3171) , Customer Service Representative (3041) , Program Manager (2473) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2214) , Sortation Associate (1863) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

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 19510 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13167 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7755 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5792 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4880 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 10089 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7025 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6655 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5184 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2412 reviews))

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Amazon Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

3.4

63% would recommend to a friend

(339 total reviews)

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

2.0

Jul 6, 2025

No WLB, good compensation

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good comepensation, looks good on cv.

Cons

No wlb, management have clue.

2.0

Jul 4, 2025

No innovation anymore

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- great pay and tag name

Cons

- no new projects - micromanagers in most teams - oncalls suck

3.0

Jul 2, 2025

Software Engineer

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

* Good salary * Good projects, learning opportunity and career growth * Opportunity to impact at high scale

Cons

* Work Life Balance is not great

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