Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Engineer II?

Software Engineer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 308 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Engineer II employees well?

Software Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 308 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer II salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Engineer II professionals working at Amazon?

59% of Software Engineer II employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer II professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11114) , Warehouse Worker (6914) , Associate (6208) , Software Engineer (6160) , Area Manager (5697) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3509) , Fulfillment Associate (3408) , Software Development Engineer (3179) , Customer Service Representative (3043) , Program Manager (2479) , Operations Manager (2296) , Customer Service Associate (2216) , Sortation Associate (1865) , Manager (1455) , Process Assistant (1422)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

""Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated"" ((in 19454 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13211 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7800 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5782 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4873 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10087 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7051 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6686 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5168 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2414 reviews))

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3.4

59% would recommend to a friend

(308 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

19% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Software Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 308 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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308 reviews

4.0

Dec 1, 2025

Started out great -- and now hmm not so much

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great opportunities if you get in.

Cons

Im in PXT and the org has downgraded over the years. Leader have no concept of work life balance for engineers.

2.0

Nov 30, 2025

Good pay and learning as a freshman, bad wlb

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and learning as a freshman

Cons

bad wlb, 5 day in-office

2.0

Nov 26, 2025

Pathetic state of work

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Got a lot of resources to learn Have great minds who are open to share knowledge

Cons

Highly competitive to get a good work. So you get bad work, and somehow have to justify the impact, which is very toxic.

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