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Amazon Web Services

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It can be great, but its far from being the best employer on earth - System Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
Feb 4, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Work on projects at global scale. Get to sometimes use cutting edge tech. Some teams and orgs offer a lot of diversity and this job favors folks who are self-motivated. You can get a lot done if you're willing to have no life. Lot of learning opportunities to level up yourself. Pay is great.

Cons

The way the teams are setup, you're ranked either in the top 50% or bottom. Raising the bar is a huge part of the game here. Instead of being happy for your teammates overworking to achieve their projects, you must be worried if you don't work on something cool as them, you can be considered least effective. The internal tooling is the worst and you'll spend most of your career debugging internal crap vs using the latest tech. So much technical debt on teams, it can be a nightmare.

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5.0
May 27, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great job. I’ve learned so much it is just hard with 5 day rto

Cons

The 5 day RTO mandate

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong place to be early in your career as it provides valuable training and the brand recognition can create strong future opportunities. - Is great if you’re interested in what you’re doing/selling

Cons

- 5 days in office is not great for work/life balance - If your manager doesn’t like you, good luck! - 401k match is lower than most companies - Base salary compensation is weak compared to other big tech - Leveling/career progression is near impossible due to reorgs leading to a promotion “freeze” - Role can evolve over time in ways that may not align with original job expectations

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