Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(958 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

21% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 958 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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958 reviews
1.0
Jul 16, 2026
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Pros

Solid benefits, pay, and a diverse, talented group of coworkers

Cons

There's quite a lot of sexism, and male leaders don't care. I got placed on performance review because a male engineer my same level complained to our TPM. My other reviews, including those from my team, all met expectations. Any time they preach diversity, look at the room. I've seen panels for women in the workplace where there's only one woman in a 4 person panel. Laughable excuses at inclusion, and the LGBTQ+ affinity group basically told the trans people to start their own one when trans people were fighting against harmful books Amazon themselves say they wouldn't sell. All in all, this is the most toxic job I've worked.

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