Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,268 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

42% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Developer Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,268 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
2.0
Feb 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

I felt like I learned a lot

Cons

bad WLB and a lot of politics

3.0
Feb 3, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong culture - Many teams are distributed so relocation is not always needed

Cons

A lot of bureaucracy. If you want to get promoted, you have to very intentionally find projects to show visibility and write unnecessary documents

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