Amazon Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(335 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

21% approve of CEO

56% positive business outlook

Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 335 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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335 reviews
2.0
Nov 17, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

The pay is high i guess

Cons

You will hate the job and yourself in short order. Management is incompetent and constantly changing. Priorities change on a whim and never include operational support. Interaction with other teams is constant fights because all teams have competing priorities with no proper multiteam planning mechanisms. Whole tech stack is a house of cards that is falling apart at the seams as we speak. The company culture will bring out the worst in both you and your teammates.

3.0
Nov 13, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is fair and better than most non-faang

Cons

Wlb can be bad if you're in a bad team. Most orgs do not have good vision. Very political.

5.0
Nov 6, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great learning environment to build a good base of fundamentals

Cons

Pay raises are really tough to get. Only way to really get a raise is to get promoted. Expect raises to be under inflation rate (1-4%). Also really depends on your team. I've had good managers, and bad managers. Bad managers can really ruin the whole team, so make sure you join a team with a manager that has a good vision, but also understands the technical decisions need to ensure that vision scales.

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