Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,275 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,275 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Feb 21, 2026

Good but no innovation

Recommend
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Pros

Good Pay Supportive Teammates AWS Tech stack

Cons

Bad vesting cycle -RSUs Work like balance Lack of innovation

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