Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(459 total reviews)
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36% approve of CEO

60% 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
3.0
Oct 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good learning curve high pay

Cons

work politics poor wlb politics

2.0
Oct 4, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good colleague and learning opportunity

Cons

Micro management and frequent burnout

4.0
Oct 1, 2025

stable job

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work is interesting. people are smart

Cons

very much a small gear in a big system

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