Amazon Software Development Engineer In Test (SDET) reviews

3.4

40% would recommend to a friend

(237 total reviews)
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36% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer In Test SDET employees have rated Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 237 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer In Test SDET professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineer In Test SDET professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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237 reviews
4.0
18 Mar 2026
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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

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