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

Software Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 955 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer II employees well?

Software Development Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 955 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 II salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon?

58% of Software Development Engineer II employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Development Engineer II professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 4.0 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

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

"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19510 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career" ((in 13167 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7755 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5792 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4880 reviews))

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

"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10089 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7025 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6655 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5184 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2412 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

3.6

58% would recommend to a friend

(955 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

19% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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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

3.0

Aug 12, 2008

You will do some great work, then burn out.

Software development engineer ii

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good brand recognition; it will work for your resume. You'll also get to work on some interesting projects and around really bright people. If you have a great idea and plenty of motivation, you may get a chance to champion your work.

Cons

Everyone makes a 24x7 commitment to their work and there is tremendous pressure. You will burn out; management is trained to recognize burn-out and offer you various forms of time off depending on the seriousness of the matter. Leadership also has a tendency to dabble in the weeds a bit; I've worked with Senior VPs who felt it necessary to review APIs and database models, mine metrics reports for flaws and question seating arrangements.

2.0

Aug 8, 2008

I wouldn't do it again.

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Pros

You'll be working with systems that function on a scale that very, very few other companies have to worry about. Every year, they have to push the envelope to survive the Christmas season without melting down. It's something that you don't get elsewhere.

Cons

On call and operation load is a significant part of the job, but not a significant part of the job description. There is little effort to retain or reward employees. Employees are given responsibility over projects, but not the authority to make changes. It's a very top down company, and sadly, there are often cases where a project is redesigned at the last minute because middle management didn't get sign off from senior management, or senior management was flakey. There's no institutional memory, because of the high turnover. This means that people are reinventing the wheel a lot, often in parallel.

4.0

Jul 20, 2008

Amazon is an amazing place to work at.

Software development engineer ii

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Pros

Amazon is a very innovative company with never a dull moment at work. Management greatly encourages new ideas/technology, given that you can get some free time off your operational load (see below). The company has some of the smartest people around and provides awesome learning and career growth opportunities. If you ever wonder what does it take to keep a large scale distributed system working where the customer never even realizes the machinery behind amazon.com, you need to come work at Amazon. Great place to work at, learn some new stuff and have fun while doing it. Amazon totally rocks!

Cons

Operational load messes up your regular development work. Be prepared to live with chaos.

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