Amazon Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.5

64% would recommend to a friend

(729 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

44% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 729 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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729 reviews
5.0
Feb 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Awesome and talented people. Opportunities to learn new things Customer focused vision Agile environment with focus on execution. Growth oriented approach to employee's personal and professional development

Cons

Occasionally high work load Less perks than other companies

5.0
Feb 10, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Full of smart and proactive people. Good pay and benefit. Skyrocketing stocks. Various learning opportunities in many different areas. Good work/life balance. Great work culture.

Cons

As an engineer, you would be coding a lot less than you would at other smaller companies. Sometimes too many meetings even for engineers. Not many system design opportunities in many teams.

4.0
Feb 2, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Lot of things to learn, innovative work. - Opportunities to develop skills in the multiple areas i.e. technical and leadership. - Easy to move around domains or teams if you are bored or dissatisfied.

Cons

- Promotion does not come by easily. - Work-life balance is not bad but can be improved. - Perks

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