Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Manager I?

Software Development Manager I professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 486 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 Development Manager I Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Manager I interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Manager I employees well?

Software Development Manager I professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 486 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Manager I salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Manager I professionals working at Amazon?

46% of Software Development Manager I employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Software Development Manager I professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11109) , Warehouse Worker (6913) , Associate (6208) , Software Engineer (6156) , Area Manager (5691) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3507) , Fulfillment Associate (3406) , Software Development Engineer (3178) , Customer Service Representative (3043) , Program Manager (2477) , Operations Manager (2295) , Customer Service Associate (2216) , Sortation Associate (1865) , Manager (1455) , 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 19531 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13294 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7784 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5825 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4855 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 10148 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7104 reviews)); "Bad management always yelling at employees the turn around ratio of hiring and letting people go is really awful." ((in 6707 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5202 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2406 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Manager I reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(486 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

26% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Culture & values

2.6

Senior management

2.3

Work/Life balance

Software Development Manager I employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 486 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Manager I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Manager I professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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486 reviews

1.0

Nov 22, 2024

Please aware of what you are getting into

Software development manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money for short time employment

Cons

Amazon has a quota of 5% that need to be let go for every manager. If you are new, chances are high that you will be selected to be put on a performance plan then let go. PIP is designed in a way for you to fail, you can try to pass like many people have but failure rate is over 90%.

2.0

Nov 1, 2024

A good place to launch your career but not to stay in it

Software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Good pay - working on impactful projects - Collaboration with talented engineers - Learning how to run projects and teams the Amazon way

Cons

- Worst management ever in my 17 years career, not empathetic and not at all striving to be best world's employer ( one of the last LPs) if not trying to be the worst. - Over applying the processes and LPs in a dumb manner sometimes, no adaptability no creativity - Your previous experience is completely ignored, you hear a lot you need to learn the amazon way. - A lot of politics, if you know the system you can twick it for your favour. - Not as inclusive as Amazon states, regular late meetings with US leadership ignoring the time difference. - Stressful environment on which only delivering results counts not the people at all - Treated as kids with the RTO communication

4.0

Oct 9, 2024

How is it working at Amazon?

Software development manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay scale and challenging work with great learning opportunities.

Cons

Highly demanding and pressurising work almost throughout the year (could vary from team to team).

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