Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE2) reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(513 total reviews)
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23% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer SDE2 employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 513 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer SDE2 professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer SDE2 professionals compared to other employers within the IT (Information Technology) industry (3.9 stars).

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513 reviews
3.0
May 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- High stock options and good for making money in short term. - Steep learning curve for internal tools and tech. - Scope of project is huge within Amazon from AWS to UI to GenAI

Cons

- Need to do a lot of polictics for growth after a certain level. - Small work can be projected big and vice versa, so creating a visibility is cons and pros

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