Amazon Software Engineer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(5,416 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

42% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Engineer I employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 5,416 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer I professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews
2.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

The scale of the company is hard to beat, and any products you work on would have millions of users right away.

Cons

Company culture is despicable, even codified with the LPs. The company would milk you for every effort you have and spit you out once you have none left to give.

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