Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE1) reviews

3.6

67% would recommend to a friend

(567 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

55% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE1) employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 567 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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567 reviews
4.0
Jan 29, 2019

Good Profile

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation Unlimited WFHs International transfers - US, Canada, Europe Stock options - with vesting period

Cons

Delayed Promotions Internal Politics Very less perks

3.0
Dec 18, 2018

Amazon AWS review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent growth curve; has a bright future; having AWS on your resume will get you interviews almost anywhere; you can bring dogs to work

Cons

Benefits are aight; Amazon preaches frugality which means no free food, drinks or most of the tech company perks; work can be stressful

5.0
Dec 9, 2018

SDE overview

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great impact. Professional people. Chance to solve complex problems.

Cons

You should be on-call according to a team rotation. As a development engineer you can end up doing more system engineering then writing code. Stressful environment.

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