Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for as a System Development Engineer?

System Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon Web Services have rated their employer with 3.2 out of 5 stars in 56 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon Web Services employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open System Development Engineer Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Development Engineer interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay System Development Engineer employees well?

System Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon Web Services with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 56 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Development Engineer salaries at Amazon Web Services.

How happy are System Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon Web Services?

34% of System Development Engineer employees at Amazon Web Services would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 30% in the past 12 months. System Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon Web Services with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (879) , Solutions Architect (502) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (475) , Cloud Support Engineer (406) , Software Development Engineer (338) , Account Manager (297) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (179) , Cloud Support Engineer I (161) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (150) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (131) , Cloud Engineer (127) , Account Executive (117)

What are the pros of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good for an intern and there’s a lot of room for growth because it’s a huge company" ((in 1169 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 760 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 523 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 484 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 438 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and I don’t recommend If anyone looking for 9" ((in 897 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 435 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 386 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 241 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 239 reviews))

Amazon Web Services System Development Engineer reviews

3.2

34% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Matt Garman

18% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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System Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 56 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon Web Services is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by System Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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56 reviews

2.0

Mar 7, 2023

Heavy Workload

System development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- There's definitely no shortage of work to do - Work is usually interesting - Plenty of opportunities to showcase your skill and make a name for yourself

Cons

- High workload sometimes means there isn't much room for support from colleagues - Being dispensable in the evenings and over the weekends is the expectation - Work never stops coming which can be tough if you're not the type that can be on all the time

1.0

Feb 6, 2023

Some Pros, Many Cons

System development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- huge possibility to learn systems at scale - few other companies work at the same scale - overall good perks

Cons

- Non-existent work/life balance - Overwork is the norm / lot of burnout - Lot of paperwork / not much spent on coding or "deliver results" - non-competitive salary

3.0

Feb 4, 2023

It can be great, but its far from being the best employer on earth

System development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work on projects at global scale. Get to sometimes use cutting edge tech. Some teams and orgs offer a lot of diversity and this job favors folks who are self-motivated. You can get a lot done if you're willing to have no life. Lot of learning opportunities to level up yourself. Pay is great.

Cons

The way the teams are setup, you're ranked either in the top 50% or bottom. Raising the bar is a huge part of the game here. Instead of being happy for your teammates overworking to achieve their projects, you must be worried if you don't work on something cool as them, you can be considered least effective. The internal tooling is the worst and you'll spend most of your career debugging internal crap vs using the latest tech. So much technical debt on teams, it can be a nightmare.

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