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Nothing Great - Software Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

2.0
9 Mar 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. Work in itself is interesting 2. The scale at which you operate is unmatched most of the times 3. Some of the smartest people around

Cons

1. Leadership is toxic and can get pretty controlling 2. Pay isn't great as compared to some other companies 3. Performance review cycle is extremely competitive and toxic and doesn't let you breathe 4. Deadlines over Quality (always) 5. Operational pain as oncalls 6. Can get very bureaucratic

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5.0
26 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Awesome team - great culture. Very customer focused.

Cons

It's not a great fit for folks who are not aligned to the culture.

3.0
21 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ambitious projects if you're in the right team. Typically great team-mates. Don't believe the memes, the ppl are not back stabbing jerks but are overall genuinely nice. Not constrained by budgets when building cool things. Tools while sometimes clunky are powerful.

Cons

Schizophrenic lack of focus, entire teams get split, merged and upended multiple times a quarter. Some product managers are disconnected from reality. It didn't use to be the case, the PM-Ts were previously top notch. You're pushed to vibe code everything. Established products with loyal customers are getting neglected. Newer VP level leaders don't seem to know what they are doing. Veteran OG VP level leaders are either leaving in droves or seem stressed or checked out.

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