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 29% 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.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6138) , Area Manager (5677) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3500) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3171) , Customer Service Representative (3041) , Program Manager (2474) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2214) , Sortation Associate (1863) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

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 19311 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13173 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7766 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 4871 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 10100 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7030 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6629 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 2439 reviews))

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

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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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955 reviews

3.0

May 2, 2026

Learning opportunities overshadowed by low pay and poor culture

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learning curve Circle of Colleagues

Cons

Not employee friendly Salary less

3.0

Apr 25, 2026

Opportunities to change careers

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Let's of opportunity to change careers, stocks, decent benefits

Cons

Never able to relax because things are constantly changing, understaffed teams are common

1.0

Apr 16, 2026

A Toxic culture overshadows anything positive about this company. Stay away folks

Senior program manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to tackle a broad range business problems with a data driven mindset

Cons

Extremely toxic work culture. It feels like everyone is out to get you especially if role has the potential for high visibility.

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