Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer(SDE)?

Software Developer(SDE) professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 3,297 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 Software Developer(SDE) Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer(SDE) interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer(SDE) employees well?

Software Developer(SDE) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 3,297 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer(SDE) salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11114) , Warehouse Worker (6914) , Associate (6208) , Software Engineer (6162) , Area Manager (5697) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3510) , Fulfillment Associate (3408) , Software Development Engineer (3179) , Customer Service Representative (3043) , Program Manager (2478) , Operations Manager (2296) , Customer Service Associate (2216) , Sortation Associate (1865) , Manager (1455) , Process Assistant (1422)

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 19343 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13368 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7769 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5778 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4865 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and sometime you can feel the pressure and stress to meet immediate requirements with less time" ((in 10104 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7091 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6760 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5177 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2411 reviews))

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Amazon Software Developer(SDE) reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(3,297 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

50% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.9

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Software Developer(SDE) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,297 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer(SDE) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer(SDE) professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Apr 17, 2026

Good

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, work, benifits, Quality of work

Cons

work - life - balance, Culture, on-call fev, documentation

4.0

Apr 15, 2026

Learning opportunities overshadowed by toxic management

Software development engineer (sde)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, great opportunities to learn new technologies

Cons

Toxic manger with super micro management

4.0

Apr 15, 2026

Ok

Sde-intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good company for freshers and interns

Cons

Work culture depends upon manager

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