Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,271 total reviews)
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42% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Developer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,271 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
2.0
Dec 13, 2025

Software Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary Stocks Large Scale Projects

Cons

Vesting of stocks bad layoff's 'Silent Firing' is very common

3.0
Dec 12, 2025

Just OK

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people are around you

Cons

Found the culture a bit odd. Meat grinder sure. But lot of back talking and such. Felt low trust

5.0
Dec 12, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Working with smart people, good pay

Cons

Long hours and back to office

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