Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)
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22% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 956 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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956 reviews
3.0
May 16, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I've learned so much working at Amazon that I probably never would have learned while working in other companies straight out of college, and gotten paid decently well in addition. It's been a worthwhile investment in my career.

Cons

Even if you get lucky in terms of team placement, the overall culture will slowly grind stress and workaholic habits into your life. Be wary and have an exit plan.

3.0
May 14, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Good path for career development for proactive people * lots of opportunities to work on some very exciting products. * good opportunities for horizontal movement

Cons

* Work can be bogged down by too many processes. * There is a wide range of talent at the same seniority level * Workload can vary throughout the year and also depends a lot on the team but in general things move at a fast pace. * Nobody sees your value unless you point it out.

4.0
May 10, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, good teammates, decent work life balance.

Cons

Experience is very team dependent. Oncall. Amazon corporate sees most employees as disposable, they're very secretive about pay ranges so that they can undervalue employees that have been there a while. They'd rather under pay people and take the risk that people leave than pay people what they're worth.

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