Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE2) reviews

3.3

48% would recommend to a friend

(508 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

23% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer (SDE2) employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 508 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE2) professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer (SDE2) professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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508 reviews
3.0
Feb 7, 2026

Already a Day2 company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible growth and learning experience

Cons

A lot of Doc writing BS

2.0
Jan 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

1. Salary 2. Learning curve is good for new engineers

Cons

Work life balance horrible. Office politics everywhere. Job safety is less, Pip can happen anytime.

2.0
Jan 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great salary, lots if learning if in right team

Cons

Terrible work life balance, will definitely loose health over money

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