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

Systems 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 Systems Development Engineer Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Systems Development Engineer interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay Systems Development Engineer employees well?

Systems 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 Systems Development Engineer salaries at Amazon Web Services.

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

34% of Systems Development Engineer employees at Amazon Web Services would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 29% in the past 12 months. Systems Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon Web Services with a 2.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.3 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 (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 1136 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 743 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 526 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 500 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 431 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 903 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 427 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 384 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 243 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 236 reviews))

Amazon Web Services Systems 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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Systems 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 Systems Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon Web Services is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Systems 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

Feb 8, 2025

Fine

System development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary compared to other UK companies

Cons

Salary compared to US colleagues and work hours and stress

1.0

Oct 23, 2024

More and more treated like a child

Systems development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Was pretty good 2 year ago.

Cons

Culture seems to be a 1 way streak. If you're not in the S-Team you're expected to show data for decisions. But they're okay to use feelings and tell everyone to disagree and commit. Badge tracking On-Call travel

3.0

Oct 17, 2024

Good for start at FAANG, but not good for personal improvement

Systems development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Relatively easy to get here - More or less healthy people's environment

Cons

- Amazon is not loyal to employees at all - Offices are horrible - Almost no benefits in offices or outside - Horrible compensation and vesting plan - Internal tools are outdated and they won't benefit in your value outside the company - A lot of bureaucracy with very slow processes

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