Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 683 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 683 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11117) , Warehouse Worker (6915) , Associate (6211) , Software Engineer (6172) , Area Manager (5706) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3517) , Fulfillment Associate (3409) , Software Development Engineer (3183) , Customer Service Representative (3044) , Program Manager (2481) , Operations Manager (2297) , Customer Service Associate (2218) , Sortation Associate (1868) , 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 19441 reviews)); ""Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career."" ((in 13248 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7784 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5758 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4853 reviews))

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

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10067 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7065 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6710 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5180 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2419 reviews))

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Amazon Senior Software Developer reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(683 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

45% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

2.9

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

Senior Software Developer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 683 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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683 reviews

4.0

Jul 7, 2024

Senior SDE at Amazon

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Global company Culture Career growth Compensation

Cons

Work life balance Job security

3.0

Jul 3, 2024

Good company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Smart people, end to end ownership including devops is better as you get to know everything about your service.

Cons

management can be bad due to pip quotas, promo driven culture can make peers go against one another often during design reviews. Comp and perks not good

3.0

Jun 27, 2024

Good overall learning opportunity

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Extremely smart colleagues Huge company, can choose any team based on personal interest

Cons

Work life balance might be tricky especially for parents with kids under 5 People can be shrewd at times since everyone is looking out for themselves

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