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Amazon Web Services

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Hard work, turbulent, good growth - Software Development Engineer I Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
13 Sept 2023
Recommend
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Pros

- Opportunity for growth - Impactful, challenging projects that deepen and broaden skills - Frequent feedback; open, honest communication - Great compensation and benefits

Cons

- Management is turbulent; a re-org and new manager every 6 months - Heavy operational duties; 1 week on-call shift every 6 weeks, unable to leave the house due to frequent pages, rare to sleep through a night without being paged - The "culture" is just work; there were 0 regularly scheduled team activities, all communication is strictly professional - Lack of gender diversity especially in technical roles

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5.0
22 Jun 2026
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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
1 Jul 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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