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 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 56 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% 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?

40% of System Development Engineer employees at Amazon Web Services would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 18% in the past 12 months. System Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon Web Services with a 2.6 rating for work-life-balance, 3.6 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (878) , Solutions Architect (501) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (471) , Cloud Support Engineer (406) , Software Development Engineer (338) , Account Manager (297) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (184) , Data Center Technician (178) , Cloud Support Engineer I (160) , 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 1162 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 749 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 518 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 492 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 436 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and you have to write a lot" ((in 908 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 437 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 389 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 244 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 228 reviews))

Amazon Web Services System Development Engineer reviews

3.2

40% would recommend to a friend

(56 total reviews)

Matt Garman

23% approve of CEO

48% 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).

Reviews by job title

56 reviews

4.0

Apr 10, 2026

good - until laid off

Systems development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- no micromanagers or unreasonable management expectations - awesome team - reasonable deadlines - interesting projects / problems to work on.

Cons

- operational noise / sev2s is insane. everything is a sev2. - rto and rth policy has been over the top and ruined the culture - ai is over the top and in some cases has been more of a hinderance than a benefit. - doesn't pay very well in the UK

4.0

Mar 11, 2026

Big tech

Systems development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and initial sign on bonus.

Cons

Sign on bonus ends after 2 years.

2.0

Feb 16, 2026

Work at AWS these days

Systems development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Work with talented people - Exposure to highly valuable tech - Exposure to massively distributed systems

Cons

- Extreme pressure - Disregard for peoples feelings and concerns - Teams managed by fear and indirect threats to job security as opposed to innovation and passion for tech - No culture whatsoever - Swags are rare - Team building events are often organized by employees themselves. No company or org wide

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