Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Sr. Systems Development Engineer?

Sr. Systems Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 43 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 Sr. Systems Development Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Systems Development Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Sr. Systems Development Engineer employees well?

Sr. Systems Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 43 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 25.9% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Systems Development Engineer salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Sr. Systems Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon?

48% of Sr. Systems Development Engineer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 50% in the past 12 months. Sr. Systems Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 3.4 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 4.0 rating for culture and values and 4.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

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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 19454 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13211 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7800 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5782 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4873 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 10087 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7051 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6686 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5168 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2414 reviews))

Amazon Sr. Systems Development Engineer reviews

3.8

48% would recommend to a friend

(43 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

34% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

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Sr. Systems Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 43 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Systems Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Systems Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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43 reviews

5.0

May 23, 2015

Very Driven - Great place to work.

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a very results focused company. I have grown a lot as a result of working here. Expect to be surrounded by people who know how to work hard. And expect to work hard yourself.

Cons

Might be all wrapped up in the pros.

3.0

Apr 22, 2014

intelligent co-workers, mediocre middle management, bad place for systems engineers

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some very smart people work here. It is not hard to find challenging and interesting tasks. Great place to learn. If you work hard, smart, and long, you can really get ahead

Cons

Stack ranking makes for somewhat strained relationship between co-workers. very poor work life balance if you want to get promoted. Amazon values builders -- which means that sstems engineers are a second class citizen. Turnover for Systems engineers is really high in retail.

5.0

Feb 21, 2011

Challenging, interesting, exhilerating

Senior systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Engineering decisions are bottom up, not foisted upon from top managment, you get to choose what you think are projects that make for a better customer experience, and also make your life easier. The people who one works with make all the difference, the people here are bright, and friendly. The customer obsession thing is not a lie, which is somewhat refreshing after money grubbung at other firms.

Cons

The operations burden can occassionally be a drag. And _everyone_ has an ops burden. Carrying a pager, and being a front line engineer has its pros -- interesting problems, triaging and diagnosing on the flyt -- but it can also be very tiring at the end of e week on call. When deadlines approach, there are times when one does spend more time at work than usual.

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