Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,785 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,785 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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4.0
Apr 10, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

The company really is obsessed with the customer. There are a lot of really challenging projects inside the company that are a blast to work on and you get to be around a lot of really intelligent people.

Cons

Frugality being a core value sometimes comes at a cost. There aren't many company holidays or vacation days for employees. The work-life balance is definitely tilted more towards work. Deadlines are often tight and goals are very big, causing lots of late nights.

5.0
Apr 6, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

1> Lot of development work. Lot of technical challenges 2> You design, code, test, maintain your code 3> Everyone's opinion counts

Cons

1> Work Load, On call mechanism.

3.0
Apr 6, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very active culture You get to work with very smart people Things move very fast so you don't have time to get bored

Cons

Your progress will largely depend on your manager, their claim to love numbers more than anything applies only where it is convenient. Horrible life work balance - you are pretty much expected to do something extra just to keep up. Compensation is 'OK' don't expect to see any bonuses, at work place perks. They take frugality and turn it into penny pinching.

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