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

Software Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 956 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer II employees well?

Software Development Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 956 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer II salaries at Amazon.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11108) , Warehouse Worker (6907) , Associate (6207) , Software Engineer (6149) , Area Manager (5685) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3503) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3174) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2293) , Customer Service Associate (2215) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1422)

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 19402 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13179 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7769 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5768 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4816 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 10111 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7062 reviews)); "Poor management and it's difficult to get a hold of someone when there's a problem that needs fixing." ((in 6647 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5201 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2403 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

59% would recommend to a friend

(956 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

22% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 956 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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956 reviews

4.0

Feb 25, 2016

Fast moving large company with great engineering culture

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Focused on results. Strong business. Diverse business. Lightweight development process. Lots of smart people. Great benefits. Great pay. Seattle is a great city to live and work in.

Cons

Seems hard to get rid of bad people. Some groups are better than others. SDE leveling has too few steps. It's hard to go from level 2 to 3.

4.0

Feb 5, 2016

Great career opportunities, if you have a good manager

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Awesome people to work it and learn from *Great options for changing teams every couple of years (Amazon is working in so many spaces, you can move easily without leaving) *Good opportunity to have more leadership *Amazon is publicly traded so RSUs add to base salary *3-4 weeks paid vacation/sick time per year *Ability to work from home when necessary (sick or run an errand)

Cons

*Depending on your manager, might work long hours *On-Call (pager) duties typically 1 week per month *Annual raises do not keep up with market value *No catered meals

3.0

Jan 14, 2016

Its good

Software development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get autonomy to work on anything you like. You get to work with some of the best minds in industry

Cons

Long hours and no clear direction. Politics at senior levels and people care less about customers that whats talked about.

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