Amazon Software Engineer reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,303 total reviews)
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43% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,303 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
May 7, 2026
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Pros

Lots of different projects to work on within the company if you'd like to transfer internally Great set of internal tools for development experience Every day feels a little different

Cons

Morale can be low with constant layoffs in recent years Typically tight deadlines Oncall rotation burden is real

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