Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Enginner-||?

Software Development Enginner-|| professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 2,829 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Enginner-|| Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Enginner-|| interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Enginner-|| employees well?

Software Development Enginner-|| professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 2,829 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Enginner-|| salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Enginner-|| professionals working at Amazon?

53% of Software Development Enginner-|| employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Software Development Enginner-|| professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11117) , Warehouse Worker (6916) , Associate (6211) , Software Engineer (6170) , Area Manager (5705) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3515) , Fulfillment Associate (3409) , Software Development Engineer (3183) , Customer Service Representative (3044) , Program Manager (2479) , Operations Manager (2296) , Customer Service Associate (2218) , Sortation Associate (1868) , Manager (1456) , 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 19294 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13282 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7771 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5784 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4885 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 10069 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7104 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6650 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5199 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2436 reviews))

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3.5

53% would recommend to a friend

(2,829 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

37% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Career opportunities

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.6

Senior management

Software development enginner employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,829 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software development enginner professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software development enginner professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews

4.0

Jul 14, 2026

Appreciate the structured processes

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon really varies from org to org, think about it as several smaller companies within a single one. Now that I’ve left, I really appreciate the processes and SOPs Amazon has in place for projects starts, technical design, incident response, promotions, etc. It’s much easier to get things done/achieve your goals when you speak the same language with the people around you in that sense.

Cons

You get used to internal tooling and processes and might find it hard to adjust to a new role.

2.0

Jul 13, 2026

Good for resume, but poor work-life balance

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

company name good on resume

Cons

wlb is bad. team dependent

4.0

Jul 13, 2026

Room for growth but high stress and no work-life balance

Software development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I'm not from a tech background, but learned about some concepts and joined Amazon as a new grad. It was like a dream come true, and there's a lot of room to grow and learn as an engineer. Amazon expects you to follow their core LP qualities, and Yearly review and compensation depend on LeaderShip qualities you show as an engineer.

Cons

- Stressful - No WLB

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