Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% 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
4.0
Feb 7, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Each team at Amazon works like a startup in itself, using vast varieties of technologies. The learning curve is steep. Salary is competitive.

Cons

Workload is in general as compared to such a role offered in other companies.

4.0
Feb 4, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work with smart and talented people. Great pay. Work from home on occasion.

Cons

The bias for action company principle outweighs the others. This result is the creation of more value at the expense of letting existing value decay - this translates to a legacy code base. It results in a people having been there the longest being the sole proprietors of the intellectual property being developed there. The rest of us get to work without much hope for growth in the short term. This is especially exacerbated by the completely custom systems there. The learning curve is steep.

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