Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(954 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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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3.0
Oct 5, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

they are doing good business for sure. as a shareholder I would love to own it. their philosophy is customer centered, everything is to create the best customer experience, even at the expense of low profit margin, which I totally agree. the loyal customer base is essential.

Cons

however, they extend their frugality to its employees, plus awful operational load, crazy releasing cycles all contributes to its high turn over rate. if you are single new graduate, this is a place for you, there are fun projects for you. however if you are with family, think twice before you come.

4.0
Oct 4, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Interesting/hard issues to attack. Challenging and fun. - Fast release cycle. - SDE does work in multiple areas - some development, some QA, some PM, ... - Encouraged to explore new technologies and get experience for other teams. - Brilliant, knowledgeable and friendly coworkers - Friendly management style.

Cons

- Work does get hectic sometimes - need to work extra hours some times - On-call rotation - have to provide 24/7 support for software - Cooperation between teams is very hard - a lot of teams are overly defensive -

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