Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(955 total reviews)
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19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 955 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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955 reviews
4.0
May 29, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company itself and the Leadership Principles are great. The pay is good too and you get to work with a lot of intelligent folks who are driven. You can move internally with great relocation packages.

Cons

The growth opportunities are rare from L5 to L6 unless your project is greenfield with not too many people in your team or you are exceptionally talented. The criteria for promotion is well defined however, it is rarely followed. I have seen many talented individuals moving out because of this after 5 - 6 years of being on the same position. The company values only the cream of the crop, and the rest are just there. The pay rises per year is also negligible.

4.0
May 24, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is driven. Amazon empowers even junior engineers to design software.

Cons

Quantitative productivity metrics for devs can misalign incentives.

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