Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) Intern reviews

3.7

75% would recommend to a friend

(594 total reviews)
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49% approve of CEO

63% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer SDE Intern employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 594 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer SDE Intern professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer SDE Intern professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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594 reviews
4.0
Jan 11, 2026

Highly depedenant on team

Recommend
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Pros

- Great pay - Great for learning the ropes at the industry standard

Cons

- Steep learning curve - Possibility of being in a team with large number of sev 2s - Large pushes for initiatives that go unplanned

5.0
Jan 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging, opportunity for growth and lots of smart engineers

Cons

Lots of layoffs, leadership isn't too transparent and RTO

4.0
Jan 10, 2026

Not bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay Wlb wasn’t as bad as I imagined

Cons

Culture varies greatly per org, and reorg is constant. Difficult to promote with managers constantly changing

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