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
1.0
Aug 19, 2025

No empathy for people who work hard.

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Only pro was salary but realized it was not competitive.

Cons

pip culture, toxic leadership. You will be randomly get picked for PIP, and you will start getting hints 3 months before.

4.0
Aug 18, 2025

SDE 2

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good but depends on team

Cons

WLB will depend on team

5.0
Aug 17, 2025

Amazon

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay Lot to learn

Cons

No work life balance Office politics

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