Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Systeems Engineer?

Systeems Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 132 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 Systeems Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Systeems Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Systeems Engineer employees well?

Systeems Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 132 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Systeems Engineer salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11120) , Warehouse Worker (6916) , Associate (6212) , Software Engineer (6177) , Area Manager (5708) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3521) , Fulfillment Associate (3411) , Software Development Engineer (3184) , Customer Service Representative (3047) , Program Manager (2482) , Operations Manager (2299) , Customer Service Associate (2219) , 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 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 Systeems Engineer reviews

3.7

73% would recommend to a friend

(132 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

55% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Career opportunities

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.4

Senior management

Systeems Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 132 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systeems Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systeems Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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132 reviews

3.0

Jul 20, 2026

Decent pay, but negative culture is pervasive

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

decent pay, some teams have interesting work

Cons

negative culture corrupts the organization

2.0

Apr 16, 2026

Retire after getting bored

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

long vacation days, won't lay off

Cons

no passion and no mission

4.0

Feb 16, 2026

Good culture

Systems engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good insurance, pay and culture benefits

Cons

Too much work, no work life

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