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Great for learners and problem solvers - System Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

5.0
Jan 6, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Myriad of teams available at AWS that vary in "speed" and complexity. This allows an employee to find and move between teams to find something compatible with their own career goals and team interests. For most teams, work-life balance is flexible even if co-workers won't necessarily exercise that freedom

Cons

Average tenure here is short, and with AWS constantly growing, there are some growing pains related to orgs and teams losing generational knowledge regarding their services. As a new employee there is lots of AWS specific knowledge to learn that can often be overwhelming. Expect to be somewhat clueless for the first six months.

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Pros

Working with latest and greatest technology

Cons

Work life balance is challenging

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
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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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