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 556 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 556 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 and benefits at Amazon .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11091) , Warehouse Worker (6896) , Associate (6198) , Software Engineer (6115) , Area Manager (5658) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3492) , Fulfillment Associate (3404) , Software Development Engineer (3160) , Customer Service Representative (3039) , Program Manager (2467) , Operations Manager (2279) , Customer Service Associate (2212) , Sortation Associate (1859) , Manager (1453) , Process Assistant (1418)

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 19134 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13201 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7739 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5751 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4853 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 10032 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7024 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6631 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5185 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2396 reviews))

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Amazon Software Development Engineering I reviews

3.7

51% would recommend to a friend

(556 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Career opportunities

4.1

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

2.8

Senior management

Software Development Engineering I employees have rated Amazon with 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 556 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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556 reviews

3.0

Mar 16, 2014

Good experience, but not generous!

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Pros

Great experience at learning range of technologies from backend servers, to scripting, to front end website development.

Cons

No base pay increase, so no incentive to remain after initial signing bonus give out in 2/3 years. Also, very cheap when providing resources (e.g. 2nd monitors, etc.) to employees.

1.0

Feb 27, 2014

Bad work environment

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Pros

At a given point, there are many good engineers there to learn from. They typically leave within a year, but at least they're usually replaced by other good engineers.

Cons

The rest. Work/life balance, perks, management, office environment, operational load, etc., are all very bad. The office is crowded, loud, and I'm interrupted for status updates almost continuously. The operational load is unbearable on some teams that were unfortunate enough to inherit years of technical debt incurred by former engineers.

3.0

Feb 14, 2014

Work Hard, Work Hard, Work Hard

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Pros

Have chance to work with *some* talented people and huge knowledge base.

Cons

Less visibility into higher management.

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