Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer-1?

Software Development Engineer-1 professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 376 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer-1 Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer-1 interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer-1 employees well?

Software Development Engineer-1 professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 376 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer-1 salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Engineer-1 professionals working at Amazon?

58% of Software Development Engineer-1 employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer-1 professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 4.1 rating for career opportunities.

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3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(376 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

32% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

4.1

Career opportunities

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

Software Development Engineer 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 376 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer 1 professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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376 reviews

4.0

Feb 17, 2021

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Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Stock options are the game changers

Cons

Long working hours especially post covid

4.0

Feb 15, 2021

Good company

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to work with smart people

Cons

Working from home feel load is more

5.0

Feb 8, 2021

SDE at amazon

Sde 1

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very very very Good compensation

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very very very Bad WFB

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