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      Amazon Software Development Engineer II reviews

      3.4

      57% would recommend to a friend

      (943 total reviews)
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      Andrew Jassy

      17% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.9

      Compensation and benefits

      3.4

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.9

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Work/Life balance

      2.5

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 943 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      943 reviews
      2.0
      Apr 3, 2026

      Alexa Org

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - Opportunity to work with very intelligent people on new projects - Excellent for fast career growth due to fast-paced environment and pressure to perform at all times - Opportunity to lead, take initiative, work at a high pace, own cool features and projects - Excellent pay and benefits

      Cons

      - Collaboration only exists if you're in the in-crowd, otherwise it's fairly toxic. Seniors might throw you under the bus to save themselves - Work-life-balance is non-existent - On-call shifts are heinous - Lack of job security: watch out for Focus/PIP/layoffs every 6 months

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