Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 reviews

3.5

68% would recommend to a friend

(349 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

42% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 349 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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349 reviews
3.0
Mar 30, 2026

Amazon

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, plus gives stocks and bonus

Cons

High pressure, Lead level management

3.0
Mar 14, 2026

I mean its alright..

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay Good people Good brand name for your resume

Cons

W/L balance depends heavily on your team Constant layoffs No perks

2.0
Mar 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you get on well with your management chain you can probably even coast or tweak for optics and survive for years if not forever.

Cons

Being able to play politics games matters more than being technically good.

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