Amazon Software Development Engineer 2 reviews

3.4

67% would recommend to a friend

(350 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

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 350 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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350 reviews
4.0
Jan 13, 2026

Amazon Experience

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Good work. * Good exposure.

Cons

* Too much competetion. * Lack for WLB

4.0
Jan 11, 2026

Highly depedenant on team

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great pay - Great for learning the ropes at the industry standard

Cons

- Steep learning curve - Possibility of being in a team with large number of sev 2s - Large pushes for initiatives that go unplanned

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