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 684 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 684 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 (6212) , Software Engineer (6173) , Area Manager (5706) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3519) , Fulfillment Associate (3409) , Software Development Engineer (3183) , Customer Service Representative (3045) , Program Manager (2482) , Operations Manager (2297) , Customer Service Associate (2218) , Sortation Associate (1868) , Manager (1456) , 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 19458 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13236 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7717 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5774 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4851 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 10057 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7059 reviews)); "Their management is poor and has many problems that you may have never seen before." ((in 6676 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5206 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2427 reviews))

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Amazon Senior Software Developer reviews

3.5

66% would recommend to a friend

(684 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 684 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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684 reviews

4.0

Jun 22, 2024

Work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good salary, good benefits and an amazing team of people

Cons

The work is just too much, sometimes even at night

1.0

Jun 20, 2024

Instead of Customer Obsession, too much politics, no transparency, unfair decision making and gender bias.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Worked with talented engineers and passionate people.

Cons

Got fired through the Pivot process, Amazon internal Performance Improvement Plan. I was offered 2 options - 1. resign immediately and accept a severance package - 2. go through 2 assessment projects and potentially transition to a separate team if successful after those trials My manager built a case against me, after initiating the Pivot process. To back up her decision, she would look for minor defects in my designs, criticizing my work and coming up with fake reasons to terminate me. It is unclear if upper management had pressured her to reduce the team size based on some targets. Or she had made this separation decision on her own to promote different profiles based on gender bias.

5.0

Jun 7, 2024

Very good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work environment and can learn more

Cons

work more hours than expected

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