Question 1

Is Amazon a good company to work for as a Software Engineer (Software Developer II)?

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Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 337 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 Engineer (Software Developer II) jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer (Software Developer II) interview questions at Amazon.

Question 2

Does Amazon pay Software Engineer (Software Developer II) employees well?

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Software Engineer (Software Developer II) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 337 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.8% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer (Software Developer II) salaries at Amazon.

Question 3

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon?

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Warehouse Associate (11102), Warehouse Worker (6902), Associate (6204), Software Engineer (6130), Area Manager (5671), Software Development Engineer (SDE) (3495), Fulfillment Associate (3404), Software Development Engineer (3166), Customer Service Representative (3040), Program Manager (2471), Operations Manager (2289), Customer Service Associate (2213), Sortation Associate (1862), Manager (1455), Process Assistant (1421)

Question 4

What are the pros of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

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"Pay is good but not worth the asks made from IT and how they are treated" ((in 19452 reviews)); "good benefits you have to get good benefits because everything else at amazon is terrible!!" ((in 13145 reviews)); "A lot of information that is useful and great people to go to when you need something" ((in 7763 reviews)); "It's a very huge company all around the world and it keeps satisfying its employees with a good salary." ((in 5794 reviews)); "The work culture is good and I never felt that I was new in the company" ((in 4820 reviews))

Question 5

What are the cons of working at Amazon according to real employee reviews?

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"You do work bloody hard and very long hours so there is no work life balance" ((in 10048 reviews)); "You work long hours and not as many breaks as you would like or need at times" ((in 7074 reviews)); "Bad management always yelling at employees the turn around ratio of hiring and letting people go is really awful." ((in 6656 reviews)); "There are also bad managers that are rude and do not care about the feelings of their associates." ((in 5170 reviews)); "The company advertises peak season as the long hours and hard push but it really happens routinely throughout the year." ((in 2418 reviews))

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