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
Nov 17, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Lots of money - Looks great on resume - Challenging, fast paced environment - Job security - Insurance benefits are great

Cons

- Little to no perks - Can be kind of stressful

5.0
Nov 17, 2017

Surprisingly Better!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Challenging work and hence you learn a lot. 2. Not that stressful as I had heard about. But it depends on the team.

Cons

1. A lot less official holidays

5.0
Nov 1, 2017

greate company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

gives good amount of shares

Cons

oncall is a little painful at times

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