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Better than I expected - Software Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

5.0
Oct 22, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

I like how flexible the work timing is. As long as I get my tasks done in a two week sprint, then I can work when I want. My team is only one day a week in person, and our team chooses which of the several offices in the area that we go to. It's nice to have options. The perks of a working for a big company is that there's a vast amount of automation and websites and resources for just about anything you would need, HR wise. The medical benefits are great. For developer comforts: When I was onboarding, I could choose between Windows and Mac laptops. They hilariously let you choose between 128 and 512 gb models. Of course I went with 512 gb. And we get to use Slack. Out of all of my friends and family (government, engineering, private, and public), I definitely have the best remote working experience.

Cons

Grain of salt: This is my first full-time job out of college. The first few months are a little grueling, being saddled with a hundred hours of courses, while simultaneously ramping up with a team. Like most American companies, time off is not great. After 3 months of working, I have 6 days off accrued. Better than average American companies, but not by much. It hurts a little more working with international sister teams, and our French compadres get months of time off, and more holidays.

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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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