Amazon Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

54% would recommend to a friend

(3,339 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

38% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 3,339 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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Jul 22, 2015

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Pros

- Smart people - Lots of technical challenges

Cons

- Too much extra operational work for no extra benefit - Long work hours - Absolutely horrible vesting schedule for RSUs - Poor health insurance which does not cover uncommon problems - Very cheap culture in the name of frugality

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