Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer-1?

Software Development Engineer-1 professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 373 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer-1 Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer-1 interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer-1 employees well?

Software Development Engineer-1 professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 373 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer-1 salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11103) , Warehouse Worker (6903) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6132) , Area Manager (5674) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3495) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3166) , Customer Service Representative (3040) , Program Manager (2471) , Operations Manager (2290) , Customer Service Associate (2213) , Sortation Associate (1862) , Manager (1455) , 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 19505 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13260 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7739 reviews)); "It was a WFH 3 months contract role.This role has good salary and perks.It was not so stressfull." ((in 5804 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4830 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 10033 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 6640 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5165 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2428 reviews))

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3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(373 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

30% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.4

Work/Life balance

Software Development Engineer 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 373 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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373 reviews

5.0

Oct 19, 2020

Benefits new grad

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stock 86k, relocation 7k, signon bonus 60k

Cons

Benefits are ok, above average.

5.0

Oct 17, 2020

The place to be. Can't ask for more.

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1. salary 2. Cutting edge technology to work on 3. Interesting projects 4. Flexible work hours schedule 5. Competitive Peer Environment

Cons

1. None 2. None 3. None. Literally no cons as of now. Everything is amazing. choose the team which suits your need.

4.0

Oct 15, 2020

Great experience

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was a great experience to work at Amazon Inc. paying scale was great.

Cons

I didn't find anything like that

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