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AWS SDE II - Software Engineer II Amazon Web Services Employee Review

4.0
Mar 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Good amount of interesting projects depending on the team. You get exposure to large-scale systems and real production traffic. - Smart coworkers overall. Most engineers are helpful and collaborative. - If you are proactive, there are good learning opportunities and chances to work with different AWS services. - Good place to build strong engineering fundamentals early in your career.

Cons

- Reorgs happen pretty frequently, which can cause projects to get reshuffled or priorities to change suddenly. - Work-life balance varies a lot by team. Some teams are chill, others can get pretty busy. - Career growth sometimes requires a lot of self-advocacy.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great team when you have a manager and full team that works well and collaborates well. Stock is great. And you know when youre doing well, the pay increase is roughly the same as everyone else.

Cons

Low perks compared to other FAANG companies and most teams have high turn over

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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