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

Software Development Engineer III professionals working at Amazon have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 64 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer III Jobs at Amazon now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer III interview questions at Amazon .

Does Amazon pay Software Development Engineer III employees well?

Software Development Engineer III professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon with 4.6 out of 5 stars based on 64 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 21.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer III salaries at Amazon.

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3.8

57% would recommend to a friend

(64 total reviews)

Andrew Jassy

57% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer III employees have rated Amazon with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 64 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer III professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer III professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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64 reviews

4.0

Nov 8, 2025

Innovative environment

Software development engineer in test (sdet) iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work on complex technologies and learn from smart people

Cons

Work life balance not good

2.0

Aug 24, 2025

Going Downhill Fast

Software development engineer iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay "Golden Handcuffs" is great

Cons

Using RTO as a layoff mechanism Forcing people to move with 60 days notice Hiring freeze so our team is now 4 people down Low PTO

5.0

Jun 24, 2025

Kinda lit

Software development engineer (sde) iii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People say Amazon is hard but those people are weak

Cons

I like Amazon a lot

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