Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,261 total reviews)
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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 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Good opportunities to learn different new tech stacks 2. Work with smart people

Cons

1. bad benefit 2. Sometimes feel stressful because of the pivot and focus.

4.0
Mar 23, 2026

Pretty good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Amazon is pretty good, higher bar than other companies and you can really learn. Promotion is really just luck based on your manager and org

Cons

Career advancement could be difficult

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