Amazon Software Dev Engineer reviews

3.4

25% would recommend to a friend

(53 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

18% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Software Dev Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 53 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Dev Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Dev Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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53 reviews
2.0
Feb 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get a FAANG name on your resume Might get relevant work if in the right team

Cons

If not in the right team, work could involve a lot of pencil pushing stuff Unless you have NO OPTIONS, do not join Amazon as of this moment. The layoffs have every employee spooked and morale is low across the board

2.0
Dec 10, 2025

Intensive

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Intensive Environment, you will be forced to learn a lot and do a lot

Cons

But you will not be able to completely deliver anything.

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