Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(6,778 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

40% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,778 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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7K reviews
4.0
Apr 27, 2026
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Pros

Lots of teams and support to learn from. Large company with different opportunities. Solid pay and teams. It can be a bit of a complicated work-life balance at times, but if you manage it well, it should be ok.

Cons

Personally, work-life balance is an issue for me.

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