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

Systems Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 93 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 Systems Development Engineer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Systems Development Engineer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Systems Development Engineer II employees well?

Systems Development Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 93 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 17.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Systems Development Engineer II salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Systems Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon?

49% of Systems Development Engineer II employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 24% in the past 12 months. Systems Development Engineer II professionals have also rated Amazon with a 3.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6138) , Area Manager (5680) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3499) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3171) , Customer Service Representative (3041) , Program Manager (2473) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2214) , Sortation Associate (1863) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1420)

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 19464 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13148 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7778 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5814 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4818 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 10043 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7042 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6593 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5220 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2408 reviews))

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3.6

49% would recommend to a friend

(93 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

35% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Systems Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 93 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Systems Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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93 reviews

2.0

Aug 27, 2023

Day 2 Company

Systems development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Annually receive employee discount of the first $100 dollars off the first $1000 spent yearly.

Cons

Panic hiring during COVID severely diminished company culture.

1.0

Aug 22, 2023

Forced relocation, random layoffs, and more

System development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Pay Co-workers are the best in the world

Cons

Leadership could care less about the individual employee. Its all about business.

4.0

Jul 10, 2023

Pretty good compensation, team, workload

System development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is good Team is super skilled Get to learn and grow Work is very interesting

Cons

Return to office. They are starting to force people back to office

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