Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineering I?

Software Development Engineering I professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.7 out of 5 stars in 557 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineering I Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineering I interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineering I employees well?

Software Development Engineering I professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.1 out of 5 stars based on 557 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 10.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineering I salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6205) , Software Engineer (6140) , Area Manager (5682) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3502) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3171) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2291) , 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 19261 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 12939 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7781 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5765 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4763 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 10130 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7074 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6658 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5177 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2442 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

3.7

59% would recommend to a friend

(557 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 557 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering I professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering I professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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557 reviews

5.0

Apr 14, 2016

I can learn a lot and it is amazing to be an engineer here

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Pros

Amazing technologies. Excellent opportunities. Nice benefits. Also you get hands on AWS solutions well. Growing up in the ladder depends entirely on your skills

Cons

Person promoted from sde 1 to sde 2 gets higher salary when compared to person getting hired as sde 2 from outside.

1.0

Apr 1, 2016

Software Development Engineer

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Pros

If you don't have any development experience there can be a lot to be gained. Compensation is ok for new developers, but not so much for more experienced ones.

Cons

Intra-departmental politics can be a mess sometimes, people like to backstab each other with the anytime feedback tool. Can't say no to requests, have to do everything half-assed. Burnout rate is pretty high, knowledgeable people always leave. Oncall rotations in small teams is a nightmare. Technical debt isn't usually taken care of because "the oncall will take care of it". Time spent doing operational stuff/fixing can be more than actual development. Most projects are written in "death marches" and is horrible to maintain and add features later. Vancouver location is where they put all the people who can't get H1Bs.

4.0

Mar 31, 2016

Great if you don't care about small things like free food

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Fast pace. Not very political. Can do whatever you want to do.

Cons

Benefit sucks. People come and go. So is the whole organization.

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