Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,330 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

37% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,330 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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3K reviews
4.0
Nov 7, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

At Amazon, you can collaborate and work with some of the smartest and highly driven people.

Cons

The workplace does get overwhelming at times, and work often comes back home after office.

2.0
Nov 5, 2025

Layed off

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- good pay - easy commute - team dependent

Cons

- on call rotation sucks - layed off after joining earlier this year b/c of restructure in org yet the org was hiring people days before

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