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Amazon Web Services

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Worth it for the resume but don't stick around - Software Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
Feb 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of learning opportunities, and if you can keep up you grow fast. Practically unlimited resources to play around with too (employee AWS account, AI tools, etc). Pay is also good, but no longer among the very best, especially with recent stock performance.

Cons

Culture is heavily team dependent. I've been on teams where I had pretty good work life balance, and I've had to work 70+ hour weeks. 5 day RTO, lots of bureaucracy, and constant pressure to perform or get PIPd. Depending on the team, on call rotations can also be very bad.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong engineering culture, competitive pay, great learning opportunities, and excellent internal mobility across teams.

Cons

Work-life balance can be tough, on-call rotations are demanding, and the pace is fast with high expectations.

5.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Excellent pay/benefits, Safety first mindset, flexible scheduling, fantastic training program, phenomenal team support, convenient locations. Plenty of pathways for career advancement and full support for self promotion. Culture is fantastic. You really can be yourself and make many new friends fast. Teamwork is outstanding. Everyone is always willing to help.

Cons

Growing so fast that it's hard to keep the same manager. I've had four managers in two months. Constantly have to adapt to new procedures and changes and working locations. Always in a state of flux. Standards keep changing all the time

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