Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Database Engineer II?

Database Engineer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 1.7 out of 5 stars in 34 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Database Engineer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Database Engineer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Database Engineer II employees well?

Database Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 34 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 14.5% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Database Engineer II salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Database Engineer II professionals working at Amazon?

6% of Database Engineer II employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 67% in the past 12 months. Database Engineer II professionals have also rated Amazon with a 1.5 rating for work-life-balance, 1.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 1.5 rating for culture and values and 2.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11107) , Warehouse Worker (6906) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6149) , Area Manager (5684) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3174) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2293) , 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 19402 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13179 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7769 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5768 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4816 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 10111 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7062 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6647 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5201 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2403 reviews))

Skip to content Skip to footer

Notifications

Amazon

Amazon Database Engineer II reviews

1.7

6% would recommend to a friend

(34 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

5% approve of CEO

6% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (34 reviews)

Ratings by demographic groups

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Sexual orientation

Disability

Parent or family caregiver

Veteran status

Database Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 1.7 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Database Engineer II professionals have a poor working experience there. Amazon is rated 56% below average by Database Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

34 reviews

5.0

Jul 4, 2015

Awesome environment to work

Senior database administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment to work flexible timings New challenges Flexibility to explore new technology Be innovative and visible Getting Seattle transfer is easy

Cons

Dont see much of a down side. Sometimes too much work load causes stress especially during Q4 Hardware quality is bad

3.0

Jun 15, 2015

DBA

Database administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

busy OLTP system to test your skills

Cons

working nev is rather crowed

4.0

May 6, 2013

Amazon.com is a very good place to work... thought the environment is hectic

Database administrator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

1) Working with a lot of smart people 2) Learn a lot in you field

Cons

1) Hectic work environment and will be very difficult in the initial years

Viewing 31 - 33 of 34 Reviews

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Google

4.5★Compensation & Benefits

Jobs at Amazon

Data Engineer II, Veritas, Security Tools Foundation

Software Development Engineer – Big Data, AWS Elastic MapReduce (EMR), EMR EKS

Senior Software Dev Engineer - AWS Identity Access Management, AWS IAM Propagation

Data Engineer, Data Platform Management, Worldwide Grocery Store Tech

Data Engineering Manager, Planning and Audience Insights

Amazon reviews FAQs

Amazon reviews Amazon Database Engineer II reviews

Amazon

Amazon Database Engineer II reviews

Company ratings over time

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Awesome environment to work

DBA

Amazon.com is a very good place to work... thought the environment is hectic

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Amazon

Amazon reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Company ratings over time

Top companies for "Compensation and Benefits" near you

Jobs at Amazon

Amazon reviews FAQs