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      Pays well. Abusive culture - Software Engineer II Amazon Web Services Employee Review

      3.0
      Oct 26, 2023
      Software engineer ii
      Recommend
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      Pros

      You might be able to afford a house some day. The cafeteria food is pretty good and reasonable priced.

      Cons

      Mandatory on-call. I've experienced it as frequently as 1 week out of 3 for several months at a time. Some of the teams regularly have their oncall woken up in the middle of the night on most nights for minor issues. A lot of the oncall work could be automated away, but automation never gets prioritized because there is always some upcoming deadline for a big important project. I've been told by multiple people that the "leadership principal" about Amazon striving to be "Earth's best employer" is only for PR and I shouldn't expect anyone to balance it against "customer obsession".

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      5.0
      Jun 8, 2026
      System development engineer ii
      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
      Account executive
      Recommend
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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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