Amazon System Development Engineer II reviews

3.7

44% would recommend to a friend

(50 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

32% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

System Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 50 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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50 reviews
5.0
Jul 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I have results-based objectives are almost always solved, and solveable with, code --and now code +agentic ai to hit scale-- so there is never time stuck in 'toil' work.

Cons

This is a minor gripe compared to the above, but full time office is a wash for my personal productivity, but it's a lot easier now that my kids are older.

1.0
Jun 9, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

None left that I know of.

Cons

Culture is getting more aggressive. Nobody wants to own anything, it can be very difficult to get help or work with other teams. Everyone is stretched thin and on edge.

3.0
Dec 3, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good and you will find people with best minds. Infra is good.

Cons

Peer competions. There is no work life balance. You will always be scared that you might be put into Pip. No bonus or no perks.

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