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Meat Grinder - Software Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
31 Jul 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

There are some incredibly smart and talented people there and the job will up your game significantly. Pay's not terrible.

Cons

It's exactly like you've heard. It's a meat grinder. And as soon as it starts to wear on you and your productivity dips, they throw you out and replace you - or come up with a scheme like RTO where they can just fire you with cause and not even pay severance. Thanks a million there.

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5.0
8 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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
1 Jul 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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