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What a SDE at Amazon went through - Software Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

2.0
Dec 14, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

As a fresher you can learn a lot. They would assign you tasks which are doable by a fresher but there wouldn't be anyone to explain you about the details of the task in case you don't understand.

Cons

Managers seems to be good for the first 6 months, post 6 months they start to criticize you, they wouldn't give you time to understand a problem. They just pass statements like this is not a right career choice for you. They would say you are doing great for few weeks, all of a sudden one day they would be like you're too bad at your job. They wouldn't give you tasks related to your main project, but suddenly they would put you in PIP and would ask us to do tasks related to your main project which we might have never touched.

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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
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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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