Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE1) reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(568 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

55% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE1) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 568 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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568 reviews
4.0
Mar 19, 2018

Software Development Engineer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good Compensation and also benefits.

Cons

Not Good Management, No Work Life Balance.

3.0
Mar 1, 2018

For tech it's just ok

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good and cost of living is lower than the bay area

Cons

Very corporate feel without a lot of wiggle room

4.0
Feb 23, 2018

Great place to learn and grow

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities to learn new technologies- AWS, Service Oriented Architecture etc. Usual tasks involve all the phases of Software Development Lifecycle, including designing, iterative development and testing. Developers are expected to take complete ownership of the projects they are woking on. Good perks and health benefits.

Cons

Aggressive timelines sometimes lead to work-life balance gets afftected.

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