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Amazon Web Services

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Dependent on people you work with - Software Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
Sep 7, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You will meet some of the smartest people here. You get to contribute on a big scale.

Cons

You are evaluated compared to how your teammates perform. If you are the only L4 in a team of 3-4 L5s, maybe another L4... it gets very difficult to match their level

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5.0
Jun 25, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great enviroment. Great people. Great benefits.

Cons

Stretched structure. Under qualified managers. Merciless recruiters

3.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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