Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,275 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,275 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
2.0
Feb 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, good teammates, good skills

Cons

bad manager, company culture not great

4.0
Feb 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Learning opportunity growth fast paced

Cons

work culture can be stressful as in terms of management

1.0
Feb 24, 2026

The Burnout Place

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Relatively good initial pay - Flexible working

Cons

- Finding correct information to do your work is usually nightmare - Pay is getting lower and lower; making it less attactive - Office politics everywhere - The whole leadership principles are just manipulation

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