Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,338 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,338 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
3.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Smart people -Good Pay -Opportunity to work on big projects -24/7 cab facilities

Cons

-Worst work life balance.You will end up working in nights, setting meetings in night with US based teams.You also need to work on weekends to get the work done soon.

4.0
Jan 24, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good opportunities to improve your technical skills. You have the facility to ask if you don't feel your tasks challenging

Cons

Oncall is a real drawbacks. You are expected to be available any time if you are oncall

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