Software Development Engineer Apprentice Review
at Amazon
Degree Apprenticeship
Software Engineering
Bristol
Review Submitted: March 2026
Overall Rating
4.5 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4.2/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
I worked on high scale systems at IMDb (an Amazon subsidiary) delivering features that served millions of users per day.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
Incredible team, incredible growth that allowed me to become the engineer that I am today. The experience was incredibly valuable allowing me to join as a software engineer, and receive a further promotion to SDE II.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
The job itself was incredibly valuable for career growth, the degree itself felt like a tick box. The main value proposition of the apprenticeship was getting my foot in the door or a high performing tech company.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Amazon to a friend?
Yes
Why?
I worked on high scale systems at IMDb (an Amazon subsidiary) delivering features that served millions of users per day.
Incredible team, incredible growth that allowed me to become the engineer that I am today. The experience was incredibly valuable allowing me to join as a software engineer, and receive a further promotion to SDE II.
Incredible team, incredible growth that allowed me to become the engineer that I am today. The experience was incredibly valuable allowing me to join as a software engineer, and receive a further promotion to SDE II.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Amazon?
Learn the Amazon leadership principles
For SDEs: Complete https://neetcode.io/ and start learning system design fundamentals
For SDEs: Complete https://neetcode.io/ and start learning system design fundamentals
