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 19505 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13260 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7739 reviews)); "It was a WFH 3 months contract role.This role has good salary and perks.It was not so stressfull." ((in 5804 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4830 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 10033 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 6640 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5165 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2428 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

1.0

Jul 30, 2014

great company for consumers

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Talented people, downtown/near-downtown location. Different teams can feel very different. But overall they hold similar culture. If you are lucky and find a reasonable team, you might be able to enjoy it. But not so much for other teams.

Cons

it's better to be a customer than an employee. no work life balance. management expects you to work late. uncompetitive compensation. on-call. political issue. This can be nasty sometimes.

4.0

Jul 24, 2014

partly good, partly "OK"

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CEO approval

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Pros

A lot of talented highly skilled people Non-trivial projects ability to develop, enhance skills, learn

Cons

oncall: hard to maintain life-work balance due to oncall minimal company benefits

1.0

Jul 21, 2014

Swamped with legacy hacks

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CEO approval

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Pros

There are great opportunities and the scale at which Amazon operates is amazing.

Cons

Only 10% of the time is spent on new development, and the rest we are putting out fires. Prepare to inherit a legacy of hacks with little tests and no documentation (tribal knowledge is the norm). You will have to keep this software running 24/7 and do whatever it takes to keep it up to date with whatever changes in the runtime environment.

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