Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer-1?

Software Development Engineer-1 professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 375 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer-1 Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer-1 interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer-1 employees well?

Software Development Engineer-1 professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 375 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer-1 salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Engineer-1 professionals working at Amazon?

58% of Software Development Engineer-1 employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer-1 professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11108) , Warehouse Worker (6907) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6149) , Area Manager (5685) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3174) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2293) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1422)

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 19402 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13179 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7769 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5768 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4816 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 10111 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7062 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6647 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5201 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2403 reviews))

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(375 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

32% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 375 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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375 reviews

5.0

May 3, 2022

workplace is very good

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary was good and work culture too.

Cons

work load is high and i want to work in startup.

3.0

Apr 30, 2022

Overworked

Software development engineer-1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great internal tooling throughout the organization. Lots of oppurtunities for advancement

Cons

If you don't want to deal with unreasonable deadlines forcing overtime then don't work here. Crap benefits

4.0

Apr 29, 2022

Good opportunities for hard workers.

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Salary - Work culture - office infrastructure

Cons

- Work life balance - No free food and snacks

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