Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,342 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,342 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-smart coworkers -decent pay and location -always learning something new

Cons

-24 hour on calls -little time outside of work -high attrition rate -lots of red tape just to get upgrades/necessary equipment

3.0
Jan 26, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Smart people -Good Pay -Opportunity to work on big projects -24/7 cab facilities

Cons

-Worst work life balance.You will end up working in nights, setting meetings in night with US based teams.You also need to work on weekends to get the work done soon.

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