Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 729 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 729 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Amazon?

64% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.0 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6142) , Area Manager (5682) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3172) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2292) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

""Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated"" ((in 19514 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13211 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7707 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5742 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4847 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10152 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7073 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6685 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5190 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2411 reviews))

Amazon Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(729 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

44% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 729 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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729 reviews

4.0

Oct 5, 2013

Great learning

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Wide range of technologies, projects, and teams.

Cons

Promotion process is very difficult. Deadline driven.

3.0

Aug 8, 2013

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation, $$$$$$, latest technology, did I mention the pay, smart coworkers,

Cons

CRAZY work hours 12+ on a daily basis, but I guess that's why they pay you CRAZY amounts of money. If you don't work more than 8 hours on a day then you are looked down on, and probably be fired. If you have a family, you will not get to see them that often.

2.0

Mar 6, 2012

Through the meat-grinder

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company has some amazing engineers and a few good development managers. They'll provide nice new Macs for work as well.

Cons

Impossible to advance with the limited number of grade levels; senior management really doesn't want people to be promoted to any of them. Very high turnover of SDEs. Give serious consideration to not working here if you are mid-career.

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