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Good wlb and comp if team is right - Software Development Engineer II Amazon Web Services Employee Review

4.0
Sep 17, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Manageable workload for good comp Extra days off (marketplace disconnect days) Good lunch in nyc office

Cons

On call sometimes is heavy Sometimes pressure to deliver around deadlines

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5.0
Jun 26, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Awesome team - great culture. Very customer focused.

Cons

It's not a great fit for folks who are not aligned to the culture.

3.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Ambitious projects if you're in the right team. Typically great team-mates. Don't believe the memes, the ppl are not back stabbing jerks but are overall genuinely nice. Not constrained by budgets when building cool things. Tools while sometimes clunky are powerful.

Cons

Schizophrenic lack of focus, entire teams get split, merged and upended multiple times a quarter. Some product managers are disconnected from reality. It didn't use to be the case, the PM-Ts were previously top notch. You're pushed to vibe code everything. Established products with loyal customers are getting neglected. Newer VP level leaders don't seem to know what they are doing. Veteran OG VP level leaders are either leaving in droves or seem stressed or checked out.

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