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Amazon Web Services

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Great if you want to be challenged and grow as an engineer, not the best in terms of WLB. - Software Development Engineer (SDE) Amazon Web Services Employee Review

5.0
31 Dec 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Gain extensive experience in developing and maintaining highly scalable distributed systems. - Be constantly challenged which gives you an opportunity to become a better engineer. - Pay is pretty good.

Cons

- WLB is not great. - Expect to put in more than 40 hours/week of work. - Sometimes, internal politics and bureaucracy can undermine progress significantly.

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5.0
22 June 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
1 July 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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