Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Developer?

Software Developer professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 6,221 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.5 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Developer Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Developer interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Developer employees well?

Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 6,221 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Developer salaries at Amazon.

How happy are Software Developer professionals working at Amazon?

55% of Software Developer employees at Amazon would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 4% in the past 12 months. Software Developer professionals have also rated Amazon with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 rating for culture and values and 3.8 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

Warehouse Associate (11106) , Warehouse Worker (6905) , Associate (6205) , Software Engineer (6140) , Area Manager (5682) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3501) , Fulfillment Associate (3405) , Software Development Engineer (3171) , Customer Service Representative (3042) , Program Manager (2475) , Operations Manager (2291) , Customer Service Associate (2214) , Sortation Associate (1864) , Manager (1454) , Process Assistant (1421)

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 19311 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13173 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7766 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 4871 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 10100 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7030 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 6629 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5177 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2439 reviews))

Amazon Software Developer reviews

3.5

55% would recommend to a friend

(6,221 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

43% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Softwarer Developer employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,221 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Softwarer Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Softwarer Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

5.0

Jun 27, 2026

Clear expectations and talented coworkers, but promotion hurdles

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

- Very clear expectations around work and promotion - Talented coworkers - Lots of room to learn new and emerging tools especially around AI

Cons

- Getting paged in the middle of the night for a non-issue is very annoying - The line between L5 and L6 is very challenging to cross. Only about 15% of all engineers are L6 and above so you might be stuck at L5 your whole career unless you’re really advocating for important projects (or they just happen to fall into your lap)

5.0

Jun 26, 2026

Supportive growth environment with occasional stress

Software developer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working environment for growth

Cons

Competitive and stressful environment from time to time

1.0

Jun 26, 2026

Terrible culture

Software engineer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

This company is the worst company and has no pros working here except for decent pay for which they make you overwork the pay you are getting

Cons

Working at this company is a nightmare with worst managers and leadership. Terrible culture with poor work life balance and PIPs full of narcissist people.

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