Amazon Software Engineer (Software Developer II) reviews

3.4

60% would recommend to a friend

(336 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 336 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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336 reviews
4.0
Sep 9, 2024

Good pay and benefits

Recommend
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Pros

Good pay and benefits Good impactful work considering the scale Good work life flexibility in Amazon Alexa org Good writing culture

Cons

Pip / focus culture presence keeps you on your toes

2.0
Sep 2, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Tons of smart engineers, great processes in place for ensuring healthier development practices, competitive monetary compensation

Cons

RTO mandate was callously and unempathetically implemented. Layoffs always feel on-the-table. AWS abuses Amazon warehouse worker numbers to avoid filing in the US as an H1B-dependent employer. Both too slow to implement things for the sake of perfecting design first and quality of code tends to be low for the sake of implementing fast to meet deadlines. Oncall can be brutal especially for any team with direct ownership of public APIs. Office parking is paid by employees with minimal reimbursement available and price increased during RTO mandates. No pay increases in 2024 for many tenured employees. Micromanagement is rampant as a result of bad agile implementations. Promotions may be blocked for multiple quarters because there's not enough headcount at the level you're promoting into allocated in your L8 org.

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