Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) -1 reviews

3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(459 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

36% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 459 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE) 1 professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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459 reviews
1.0
May 13, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

You can learn a lot if you are self driven and take on complex and ambiguous tasks

Cons

political and culty with regard to the leadership principles

4.0
May 6, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1) Smart and great colleagues 2) Work has huge impact 3) All pros of being in a MAANG company

Cons

1) Since it's a huge company, projects move a bit slowly 2) Not much to learn as most systems are already built and changing them is not easy as they are a part of a much bigger machinery.

3.0
Apr 30, 2023

Overall good but laying off people

Recommend
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Pros

-good work-life balance - no work pressure

Cons

- a type of work depends on your team, but mine was not challenging, which means fewer learning opportunities

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