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 57 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 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 57 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% 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?

34% of System Development Engineer employees at Amazon Web Services would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 30% in the past 12 months. System Development Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon Web Services with a 2.7 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (884) , Solutions Architect (503) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (477) , Cloud Support Engineer (408) , Software Development Engineer (340) , Account Manager (298) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (180) , Cloud Support Engineer I (161) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (154) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (132) , Cloud Engineer (128) , Account Executive (118)

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 1171 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 757 reviews)); "Good salary and good for CV" ((in 518 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 495 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 449 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 928 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 441 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 387 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 242 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 240 reviews))

Amazon Web Services System Development Engineer reviews

3.2

34% would recommend to a friend

(57 total reviews)

Matt Garman

18% approve of CEO

41% 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 57 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

57 reviews

4.0

Feb 6, 2024

not that bad

System development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible, stable in the cleared division

Cons

having to go to physical office, peer rating system is meant to cull the workforce

3.0

Jan 29, 2024

Get in and get out

System development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really big company and fast paced. You will get to work on some really cool things. The pay is very good.

Cons

Oncall can be crazy You will either love it or hate it based on your manager. Most of what you will work on won't help you outside of AWS.

4.0

Jan 8, 2024

Challenging and frustrating

Systems development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some of the most intelligent people I have met work at AWS, this is still a place where you can learn and be challenged everyday should you choose to seek it out.

Cons

The company communicates poorly, the headlines you read about are true.

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