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Mixed bag - Senior Software Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
Jan 11, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Move fast and learn a lot about doing things the right way. - Learn a lot of distributed systems and DevOps. - Interesting project opportunities for Senior and beyond.

Cons

- Politics has swept in at a massive scale recently. - Red taping hinders the team progress - Empire building and silos makes it hard to deliver results.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Strong place to be early in your career as it provides valuable training and the brand recognition can create strong future opportunities. - Is great if you’re interested in what you’re doing/selling

Cons

- 5 days in office is not great for work/life balance - If your manager doesn’t like you, good luck! - 401k match is lower than most companies - Base salary compensation is weak compared to other big tech - Leveling/career progression is near impossible due to reorgs leading to a promotion “freeze” - Role can evolve over time in ways that may not align with original job expectations

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