Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 3,284 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer interview questions at Amazon.

Question 2

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer employees well?

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Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 3,284 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer salaries and benefits at Amazon.

Question 3

How happy are Software Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon?

Accepted Answer

49% of Software Development Engineer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 13% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

Question 4

What Amazon locations are top rated by Software Development Engineer employees?

Accepted Answer

Amazon locations which are top rated by Software Development Engineer employees are Arlington, Boston and Bellevue. On the other hand, Amazon locations which have been rated the lowest by Software Development Engineer professionals are San Diego, Irvine and Cambridge.

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

""Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated"" ((in 19066 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 12944 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7705 reviews)); "The pay: the base salary is good and the sign on bonus was great." ((in 5734 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4838 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

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"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 9938 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7020 reviews)); "Bad management always yelling at employees the turn around ratio of hiring and letting people go is really awful." ((in 6604 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5136 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2377 reviews))

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