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 374 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 374 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.

How happy are Software Development Engineer-1 professionals working at Amazon?

56% of Software Development Engineer-1 employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer-1 professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

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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 19514 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13211 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7707 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5742 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4847 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 10152 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7073 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6685 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5190 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2411 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Engineer-1 reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(374 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

34% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 374 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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374 reviews

3.0

Nov 19, 2022

Good work culture but low trust

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work was good and learned a lot. Bit hectic sometimes but good for beginners.

Cons

Got laid-off because of recession instead of getting a chance to switch teams.

3.0

Nov 15, 2022

Surprisingly disorganized

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is good, scale creates interesting problems to solve, and the leadership principles are sound tools for thinking about how to work well.

Cons

ASP (student hiring program) job placement process fails to deliver critical information (like office address, WFH status) in time for employees to make long-term housing decisions. I was hired into a large-scale reorganization - this process wasted weeks of my developer time. This could probably have been managed better. Resources for onboarding to my current project are inadequate (documentation, roadmaps, or tickets don't exist; access to experienced developers is rare, code reviews do not provide any meaningful feedback). As a result, most development and troubleshooting are a deep dive, and learning is largely trial and error. This is fine, but an inefficient use of my time.

4.0

Nov 11, 2022

Amazon

Software development engineer-1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome projects, skillful team and challenges.

Cons

PIP, weird managers, sad performance points

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