Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(955 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

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 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
2.0
Jul 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Access to talented people, large systems, best practices and resources, where you can learn.

Cons

Promo-based development, where the actual benefit to customers is not important, but visibility within the org is utmost. Centralized ownership, top down approach. Constant reorgs and manager changes. USA teams get to work on much more interesting/innovative projects.

2.0
Jul 14, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunities are vast and easy to come by, and Amazon's resources allow decent amounts of experimentation. Internal transfers between teams is easy and supported. Promotions are relatively easy and are very self guided.

Cons

Getting projects required for promotions is up to luck, capacity, and how much management likes you. RTO mandates have NO flexibility causing discrimination against disabled employees CEO has repeatedly ignored employee feedback and has instead publicly announced things that employees do not want. Pay increases are never over 2% unless you are promoted.

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