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Amazon Web Services

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Great place to work for young, growth minded individuals - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Web Services Employee Review

5.0
Apr 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

People you'll work with are generally very talented and competent. They like what they do, care about other engineers, and will do all they can to mentor and share information. Tech is difficult and this is a great foundation for best practices. Lessons you learn will stick with you for entire career. Company is very solid and your RSUs will be good for long-term growth (won't tank like Meta lol)

Cons

A few coworkers have figured out how to game the system and do the bare minimum. Leadership goals are always overly ambitious, but that does not translate to additional stress if you're working on internal-facing products with flexible deadlines. Conversely, strict deadlines can be very stressful. Can still grow career, pay, and earn high ratings if you work hard and scale impact.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Strong engineering culture, competitive pay, great learning opportunities, and excellent internal mobility across teams.

Cons

Work-life balance can be tough, on-call rotations are demanding, and the pace is fast with high expectations.

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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