Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(557 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 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
3.0
Aug 16, 2015
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Pros

Not so great work, but good compensation for someone in Chennai

Cons

Too much internal politics and you need to be likeable by your manager to get promoted

2.0
Aug 6, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Parts of the company are doing interesting work (complete with experienced engineers) High level of ownership from the start. Well-known company.

Cons

Contrary to popular belief, the salary + bonus are OK at best but below other companies (Microsoft, Google, Facebook, etc) Other companies pay 20%+ more cash and 50%+ more stock (and this is from hearing from people from my university who went elsewhere, same experience, same school, etc) Awful 401k match (almost nothing) Almost no fringe benefits (you get a transit card and that is it) Below industry standard vesting schedule. Uninteresting work Lots of mediocre engineers have been and are being hired. The bozos are invading. Company lives and dies by how many H1B and T1 visa employees it can find.

3.0
Aug 5, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Big company with a startup culture Lots of good people working. Work life balance is manageable. Customer is the priority.

Cons

Sometimes I feel like management and business don't really know what they want. Although having lots of different teams working together is a great idea, in the real world that does not work very well. Different teams have different priorities and often times this leads to a priority war, where who gains is the team with the better manager/director.

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