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 3.8 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 (11103) , Warehouse Worker (6903) , Associate (6204) , Software Engineer (6132) , Area Manager (5675) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3495) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3167) , Customer Service Representative (3040) , Program Manager (2471) , Operations Manager (2290) , Customer Service Associate (2213) , Sortation Associate (1862) , 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 19455 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13203 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7816 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5762 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4845 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 10076 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7119 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6638 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5195 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2415 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

3.8

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 3.8 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

4.0

Oct 20, 2014

Great place to work, but average compensation.

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Business Outlook

Pros

- Great quality of work (esp. within AWS) - Surrounded by very smart engineers - Management is very receptive to ideas and feedback - Super customer obsessed - Strong company culture. People really believe in company's core values which makes for an inspired work environment - Highly data driven company - No politics BS

Cons

- Average pay and benefits. Amazon is lagging behind other companies in it's class (Facebook, Google, MS, etc.) - Slow promotions in some parts of the company - On call rotation can be bad at times (although it depends on the team).

3.0

Oct 18, 2014

Amazon gave me my first exposure to working in a truly global MNC with almost all my team based out of Seattle.

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Pros

1. Compensation - Amazon pays you adequately 2. Brand Value - Amazon alumni are going places 3. Smart people - You are working with some of the brightest.

Cons

1. Work-life balance is not proportional to the pay. 2. Some of the senior management do not recognize your value and consequently the higher attrition rates 3. High customer satisfaction but low employee satisfaction 4. Does not have the perks that are there in some of the other tech companies like Google.

5.0

Oct 4, 2014

operational load

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Pros

good infrastructure lot to learn smart guys

Cons

operational load cheap stuff no lunch work-life banlance bad

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