Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,261 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,261 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Developer Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Developer Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Mar 24, 2026

Eh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good speed, learned a lot

Cons

Team’s management was not the best

1.0
Mar 24, 2026

badbadbad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

pay, team was nice, nice office

Cons

managment, lay offs, job security

4.0
Mar 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Strong compensation and brand name Ownership of meaningful, large-scale systems Smart teammates and fast-paced learning culture

Cons

Long hours and frequent on-call stress Tight deadlines and metrics-driven pressure Team quality and work-life balance can vary widely

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