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

Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,332 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 Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer employees well?

Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 3,332 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon?

55% of Software Development Engineer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 2% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11107) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6146) , Area Manager (5683) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3174) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2292) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1422)

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 19296 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13210 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7761 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5791 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4890 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 10080 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7059 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6646 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5205 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2412 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(3,332 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

39% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer I employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,332 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

2.0

Dec 17, 2012

Good place to learn and Grow but dont go for Chennai location

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn about scalable systems Ownership of projects

Cons

Pathetic Management in Chennai Eperiodicals

2.0

Dec 8, 2012

Crazy Time Tables and Expectations

Software development engineer i

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-The compensation is pretty good overall -Offices have ping pong tables -Fully paid bus pass is pretty nice to have

Cons

-No time provided to deal with ops issues, though still expected to as they pile up -Cheap in the name of frugality, dev boxes are hardly sufficient -Projects hardly given real (and never realistic) schedules, and when you don't complete something which you were never given time to you get reprimanded -Managers with out people skills can really drain the life out of you

5.0

Nov 26, 2012

Good Computer, Just try to apply it.

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big Computer, the benefit is good for new graduate, also, you can study the newest technology here.

Cons

There are lots of teams, so individual.

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