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Amazon Web Services

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Amazon Web Services reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(14,047 total reviews)
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Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Amazon Web Services has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 14,047 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Amazon Web Services employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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14K reviews
3.0
Mar 3, 2026

Stressful but learned a lot

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lot to learn and good bonus

Cons

Politics and no work life balance

4.0
Feb 24, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High talent density and strong ownership culture Meaningful scope and real customer impact Deep technical exposure that sharpens strategic thinking Structured decision-making mechanisms that drive clarity Opportunities to work on complex, large-scale enterprise problems

Cons

Usability often trails engineering velocity Legacy complexity and internal tooling friction Inconsistent design maturity across orgs Cross-team alignment can be slow and fragmented Metrics tend to emphasize output over experience quality

1.0
Feb 17, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Brand recognition Multiple locations Free learning resources

Cons

Micromanagers Annual reviews that don't yield raises even though the bar is exceeded Few leaders but managers are prevalent Frugality is cited for not offering competitive wages or granting well deserved raises

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