Is Amazon a good company to work for as a System Engineer?

System Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 131 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open System Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay System Engineer employees well?

System Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 131 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Engineer salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6906) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6141) , Area Manager (5682) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3502) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3172) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , 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 19261 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 12939 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7781 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5765 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4763 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 10130 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 6658 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 2442 reviews))

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3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(131 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

55% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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System Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 131 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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131 reviews

2.0

Jan 14, 2021

Poor work life balance

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money if you can work

Cons

Bad work-life balance. Cut throat

3.0

Jan 6, 2021

OK

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

RSUs are good and people are skilled

Cons

too much politics are involved

5.0

Dec 6, 2020

System Engineer

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

To work with new environment and face new challenges with different kind of peoples

Cons

New challenges make my experience boost and develop my skills.

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