Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 956 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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956 reviews
4.0
Apr 8, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

If you're like me and love being part software developer and part product manager, Amazon is the best place for you. You'll get to own a product from the very beginning to the very end. My work-life balance is also pretty good, I probably work 40 to 45 hours a week.

Cons

Amazon's perks are very spartan - no free food, no free drinks, etc.

4.0
Apr 7, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexible Hours - Tremendous amounts of personal ownership in products - Always customer focused (99% of the time) - Personal growth potential is through the roof

Cons

- Can be long hours. This is mitigated if you communicate with management frequently about progress and realistic expectations. Hint: you can always push back on deadlines. - often Too much ambiguity in requirements (just means lots more communication and before coding). Amazon almost prides itself on dealing with ambiguity -- it's sometimes taken to the extreme. - Everythig is constantly in flux, I have come back from a few 2 day vacations to find my project had morphed while I was gone. This is due to the pace of the workplace.

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