Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 reviews

3.4

68% would recommend to a friend

(350 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

41% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 350 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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350 reviews
4.0
Jan 11, 2026

Highly depedenant on team

Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

- Great pay - Great for learning the ropes at the industry standard

Cons

- Steep learning curve - Possibility of being in a team with large number of sev 2s - Large pushes for initiatives that go unplanned

5.0
Jan 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging, opportunity for growth and lots of smart engineers

Cons

Lots of layoffs, leadership isn't too transparent and RTO

4.0
Jan 10, 2026

Not bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay Wlb wasn’t as bad as I imagined

Cons

Culture varies greatly per org, and reorg is constant. Difficult to promote with managers constantly changing

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