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Amazon Web Services

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Software engineer - Software Development Engineer II (SDEII) Amazon Web Services Employee Review

2.0
Apr 28, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

can have growth for new grad and sponsor

Cons

bad WLB, toxic manager and environment, oncall, high stress, low job security

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5.0
Jun 2, 2026
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Pros

get to interact and work with really smart people

Cons

Less so selling and more architecting/consulting

3.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Ambitious projects if you're in the right team. Typically great team-mates. Don't believe the memes, the ppl are not back stabbing jerks but are overall genuinely nice. Not constrained by budgets when building cool things. Tools while sometimes clunky are powerful.

Cons

Schizophrenic lack of focus, entire teams get split, merged and upended multiple times a quarter. Some product managers are disconnected from reality. It didn't use to be the case, the PM-Ts were previously top notch. You're pushed to vibe code everything. Established products with loyal customers are getting neglected. Newer VP level leaders don't seem to know what they are doing. Veteran OG VP level leaders are either leaving in droves or seem stressed or checked out.

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