Amazon Software Design Engineer In Test reviews

3.5

49% would recommend to a friend

(204 total reviews)
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40% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Software Design Engineer In Test employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 204 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Design Engineer In Test professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Design Engineer In Test professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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204 reviews
4.0
18 Mar 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great pay and benefits (RSUs) Get to work with smart people Learn and grow as an engineer

Cons

No work-life balance Tight arbitrary deadlines High rate of manager turnover Return To Office (RTO) mandates Forced relocation Frequent layoffs Zero investment in morale

2.0
19 Nov 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent compensation package, opportunity to build something interesting.

Cons

Senior leadership is very unstable, no one takes accountability. Very hard to actually be an engineer due to all the turmoil that occurs between teams. Career progression is also too dependent on your team/manager.

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