Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,298 total reviews)
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42% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,298 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
4.0
Oct 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good place to work. We can have talented engineers who are contributing to company growth

Cons

Fast paced culture and requires constant effort to prove skills

2.0
Oct 31, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Okayish culture. Laying off frequently

Cons

I am not really sure

3.0
Oct 31, 2025

Not too bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Good name to have on resume

Cons

- Works you hard, though on my team this wasn't the case - Work can be meaningless, low impact if junior - Fear of layoffs - Stagnant tech, web stuff

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