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
Mar 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of smart people, Good Pay. And if you have a good manager you will have a good wlb

Cons

Layoffs are becoming a pattern. Bureaucracy. Hard to get promoted to Senior

4.0
Mar 10, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay is the big one.

Cons

Generally your team will have lot of work if not then lot of politics. The PIP culture drives the politics so if not work then appearances start to matter a lot more.

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