Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Development Manager?

Software Development Manager professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 486 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Manager Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Manager interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Manager employees well?

Software Development Manager professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 486 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Manager salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Development Manager professionals working at Amazon?

46% of Software Development Manager employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 12% in the past 12 months. Software Development Manager professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.3 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.1 rating for culture and values and 3.7 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11108) , Warehouse Worker (6912) , Associate (6208) , Software Engineer (6153) , Area Manager (5691) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3507) , Fulfillment Associate (3406) , Software Development Engineer (3177) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2477) , Operations Manager (2295) , Customer Service Associate (2216) , Sortation Associate (1865) , Manager (1455) , Process Assistant (1422)

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 19531 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 13294 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7784 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keep satisfying their employees with good salary and accommodation" ((in 5825 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4855 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 10148 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7104 reviews)); "Bad management always yelling at employees the turn around ratio of hiring and letting people go is really awful." ((in 6707 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5202 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2406 reviews))

Amazon Software Development Manager reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(486 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

26% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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Manager Software Development employees have rated Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 486 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Manager Software Development professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Manager Software Development professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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486 reviews

5.0

Dec 1, 2017

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Pros

- Building cool things fast while learning a lot - Great strong people to work with - Freedom to move between teams and disciplines - Good work life harmony (if you know how to say no :))

Cons

- Compensation model doesn't drive excellence - Very intense days

5.0

Nov 25, 2017

Its day 1

Software development manager

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

There is so much to learn while working at Amazon. Every day, I was presented with different challenges that makes me think out-of-the box to solve it differently. The community support is excellent for several types of challenges and mentorship is the officially supported method to yield long-term benefits. I grew from SDE to SDM at Amazon and I have worked in two different countries myself and collaborated with teams around the globe. The vast variety of data poses several key challenges and keeps you on your toes always. The teams have great potential, people, work culture and enormous problems to solve.

Cons

One could easily burnout if they do not balance their work-life or ask for help! There are several teams or managers who would expect far more than one could achieve. Finding a right balance is the key for success at Amazon.

4.0

Nov 8, 2017

Tons of growth and learning at a fast pace

Software development manager

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Pros

* Full control over your world- lots of responsibility but also authority * Amazing people to work with * Great technology stack * Tons of growth opportunity * Working at scale, building highly-available and resilient software

Cons

* Top-leveling culture was insidious (recently Amazon moved away from this, however) * Lots of pressure; you really need to learn how to manage Amazon or get used to not having an outside life. This can be done, but it is difficult. * Since everybody is pushed at a very fast pace, you can find yourself working for a manager who is struggling (which impacts *everything*)

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