Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

3.8

59% would recommend to a friend

(557 total reviews)
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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
5.0
Oct 1, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

This company is great at letting you work the best way you can. Hours range from coming in at 7am - 11am and from going home from 4pm to 8pm. Washington is a great place to live.

Cons

Amazon can be very busy at times and you may be asked to work late or on weekends. Also being on call sucks and there is a constant on call rotation in this company.

5.0
Sep 16, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Able to get your hands on some latest technology. Seattle is a great Seattle, way better than Bay area in my opinion.

Cons

Stressful, workload is overwhelming. No cafeteria, no free snacks, only tea bags and coffee.

2.0
Sep 16, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

internal tech talks are decent, amazon brand on the resume, great view from the office

Cons

Depends on the team - some teams have had all their software development abstracted out into poorly written or maintained internal tools, and you're basically a human grease monkey script. Disclaimer: some internal tools are fantastic, others are horrible and create operational issues. Being on-call is basically a way for them to pay you a 40 hour week, but work you 50-80 (depending on the team)

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