Amazon Software Development Engineer 2 reviews

3.4

67% would recommend to a friend

(349 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer 2 employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 349 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer 2 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer 2 professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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349 reviews
3.0
Mar 30, 2026

Amazon

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, plus gives stocks and bonus

Cons

High pressure, Lead level management

3.0
Mar 14, 2026

I mean its alright..

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay Good people Good brand name for your resume

Cons

W/L balance depends heavily on your team Constant layoffs No perks

5.0
Mar 9, 2026

Overall Nice Work Experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good pay, variety of work, opportunity to move outside India

Cons

some teams have very bad work life balance, Difficult path to promotions from SDE-2 onwards

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