Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Senior Programming Manager?

Senior Programming Manager professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 955 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 Senior Programming Manager Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Programming Manager interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Senior Programming Manager employees well?

Senior Programming Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars based on 955 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Programming Manager salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Senior Programming Manager professionals working at Amazon?

46% of Senior Programming Manager employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 27% in the past 12 months. Senior Programming Manager professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

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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 19261 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 12939 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7781 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5765 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4763 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 10130 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7074 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6658 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5177 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2442 reviews))

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Amazon Senior Programming Manager reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(955 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

30% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Senior Programming Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 955 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Programming Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Programming Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0

Nov 6, 2025

Sr PM

Senior program manager

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

pay is Decent for tech and non-tech side

Cons

toxic culture. Too much writing

3.0

Nov 5, 2025

Every year is like an additional year of grad school

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot about effective business practices. After leaving Amazon, almost everything is frustrating because they have a lot of great mechanisms and a strong alignment to how work is done. Leaders are really sharp and if they trust you, you can get a lot done. Many opportunities to move horizontally if your location allows.

Cons

You have to fight very hard to do anything, there is a lot of hoops to jump through and a lot of admin that distracts from just doing good work. You have to justify your existence at every WBR, MBR, and QBR, plus during annual planning which has two rounds every year. Career and growth opportunities are location dependent, which is a shame when high performers are located anywhere other than Seattle or DC.

1.0

Nov 4, 2025

Worst Culture

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The compensation can be deceiving

Cons

Don't sell your soul to work for this chaotic and dysfunctional company. Employees are treated like workhorses and means to an end. The culture here is the worst I have worked in during my 20+ year career.

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