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
3.0
Feb 2, 2018

SDE1

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon is very big and a lot of tools and opportunities.

Cons

You will see a lot of bad manager or greasy teammates.

5.0
Jan 10, 2018

Great Learning Opportunity

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Internal Search to get documentation on any topic.

Cons

Not all management people you find are smart.

3.0
Jan 5, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of opportunities to work on different interesting projects and teams. Relatively good emphasis on best engineering practices and bar. New teams constantly cropping up and looking for engineers.

Cons

Compensation is sub-par compared to Facebook, Google and other Triple-A Companies. (Vesting Schedule and Compensation Band is a joke) “Transparent” & “Self-Driven” Promotion Document and Process is laughable as it only adds more bureaucratic obstacles (aka B.S) before one can even get considered for promotion - In the end, still requires manager to fight for your promotion (and whether your perceived projects have enough impact and fills all Engineering “Trackers”) Oncall duties can range from annoying to overwhelming depending on the team.

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