Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)
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22% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 956 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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956 reviews
3.0
Mar 7, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Many great principal engineers and internal resources for learning * Fast paced and lots of problems to solve

Cons

* Compensation for good ratings do not kick in until 2 years later * Stock appreciation eliminates hope for refreshers * Promotions require 10-30 pages of writing alongside assessments from next level people who have not seen your work * Lots of politics

4.0
Mar 7, 2021

Alright

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Alright company and sometimes good people.

Cons

You have to become a jerk to progress far in the company. Company values how much credit you can steal and how many people you can back stab too much.

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