Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Sr Manager Software Engineering?

Sr Manager Software Engineering professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 51 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr Manager Software Engineering Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr Manager Software Engineering interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Sr Manager Software Engineering employees well?

Sr Manager Software Engineering professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 51 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr Manager Software Engineering salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Sr Manager Software Engineering professionals working at Amazon?

96% of Sr Manager Software Engineering employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 2% in the past 12 months. Sr Manager Software Engineering professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.7 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

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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 19439 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13258 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7712 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5748 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4908 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 10117 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7053 reviews)); "Their management is poor and has many problems that you may have never seen before." ((in 6667 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5201 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2410 reviews))

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Amazon Sr Manager Software Engineering reviews

3.8

96% would recommend to a friend

(51 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

79% approve of CEO

97% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Senior management

2.5

Work/Life balance

Sr Software Engineering Manager employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 51 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr Software Engineering Manager professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr Software Engineering Manager professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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51 reviews

3.0

Feb 24, 2025

Brutal

Sr manager software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of interesting work and scale

Cons

Company creates unnecessary urgency and pressure

5.0

Feb 10, 2025

Great company

Sr manager software engineering

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon is a Great company.. Amaong top paying companies in India

Cons

Global polociesi much be there across Amazon

3.0

Sep 22, 2024

Empowered to execute but communication overhead can become a burden

Senior software engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon is optimized around ownership and fast-ish decision making at all level. Politics still play a big role in one's career, but I am empowered to execute without much push back.

Cons

I spend more time than I would like communicating up and side-ways.

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