Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(459 total reviews)
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38% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 459 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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459 reviews
4.0
Dec 8, 2025

Good starting company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Insane Pay Good env to grow

Cons

Very bad deadlines and promo wise. Depends on team tho.

2.0
Dec 1, 2025

Job review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- compensation - great problems

Cons

- no worklife balance - very high politics and blame game in some teams

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