Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,805 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

45% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE II) employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,805 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews
4.0
Mar 14, 2026

3 month internship during covid

Recommend
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Pros

Great project, static website using React in Typescript, infrastructure code for AWS services, and some backend code Free snacks

Cons

Last min location change to Austin

3.0
Mar 14, 2026

I mean its alright..

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay Good people Good brand name for your resume

Cons

W/L balance depends heavily on your team Constant layoffs No perks

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