Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 4,806 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4,806 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) II salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6205) , Software Engineer (6140) , Area Manager (5682) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3501) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3171) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2214) , Sortation Associate (1864) , 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 19311 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13173 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7766 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5825 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4871 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 10100 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7030 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6629 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5177 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2439 reviews))

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3.5

59% would recommend to a friend

(4,806 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

45% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer (SDE II) employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 4,806 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE II) professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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5K reviews

3.0

Aug 30, 2020

good to have on resume

Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

stock price has been going up

Cons

they grind you to a pulp

4.0

Aug 29, 2020

Great Place to work!

Sde-intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People are very helpful and great environment.

Cons

Remote working caused lack of communication.

2.0

Aug 27, 2020

Managers always win, no HR support

Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart people to work with

Cons

Stupid managers can mob people, and HR always support managers although they have multiple complaints

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