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

Data Engineer II professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 1,167 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Data Engineer II Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Data Engineer II interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Data Engineer II employees well?

Data Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 1,167 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Data Engineer II salaries at Amazon.

What Amazon locations are top rated by Data Engineer II employees?

Seattle is the top rated Amazon location by Data Engineer II employees.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11019) , Warehouse Worker (6869) , Associate (6167) , Software Engineer (6164) , Area Manager (5603) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3456) , Fulfillment Associate (3387) , Software Development Engineer (3121) , Customer Service Representative (3017) , Program Manager (2422) , Operations Manager (2254) , Customer Service Associate (2205) , Sortation Associate (1851) , Manager (1445) , Process Assistant (1412)

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 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))

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 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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3.8

70% would recommend to a friend

(1,167 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

54% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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Data Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 1,167 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Data Engineer II professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Data Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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1K reviews

5.0

Apr 5, 2026

Flexibility and smart colleagues, but coordination issues hinder projects

Senior data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Flexibility in work/life - Smart colleagues - Ability to learn and dive deep into real science

Cons

- Projects die due to inefficient internal coordination on priorities and resources - No emphasis on developing team culture

3.0

Mar 29, 2026

Great work-life balance and nice colleagues, but lack of organization

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

WLB/ compensation and nice people

Cons

Organization a bit wide and no standardized tech across team. Some folks are cold and don't want to share knowledge.

5.0

Mar 12, 2026

Good

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good career Growth with great support.

Cons

Minimum exposer and less income

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