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      Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

      3.6

      58% would recommend to a friend

      (954 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      19% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Culture & values

      2.9

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 954 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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      954 reviews
      2.0
      Jul 15, 2025

      Dodgy folks get promoted

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Access to talented people, large systems, best practices and resources, where you can learn.

      Cons

      Promo-based development, where the actual benefit to customers is not important, but visibility within the org is utmost. Centralized ownership, top down approach. Constant reorgs and manager changes. USA teams get to work on much more interesting/innovative projects.

      2.0
      Jul 14, 2025

      Cool Tech - Inhumane Leadership

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Opportunities are vast and easy to come by, and Amazon's resources allow decent amounts of experimentation. Internal transfers between teams is easy and supported. Promotions are relatively easy and are very self guided.

      Cons

      Getting projects required for promotions is up to luck, capacity, and how much management likes you. RTO mandates have NO flexibility causing discrimination against disabled employees CEO has repeatedly ignored employee feedback and has instead publicly announced things that employees do not want. Pay increases are never over 2% unless you are promoted.

      2.0
      Jul 8, 2025

      Smart people, terrible work-life balance

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - agile, fast-paced development - smart, supportive teammates - you will learn a lot very quickly - lots of stock, but base pay is on the lower end for a FAANG company

      Cons

      - company prioritizes fast deliverables over quality - terrible work-life balance, it was very normal to work 12-15 hour days to keep up with the heavy workload. I didn't meet a single engineer there who hadn't burned out at some point - unclear longterm goals and lots of pivoting, especially after pivoting to AI - stack ranking system is unfair, not data-driven, and forces cutthroat competition between teammates because management has to meet a quota of employees to PIP every year

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