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      Good place for new hires - Software Engineer II Amazon Web Services Employee Review

      4.0
      Apr 22, 2024
      Software engineer ii
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      Pros

      I worked in a database-related apartment. Uses c++ and worked on database internals which implies skills in memory management, concurrent programming, and database fundamentals. Overall I'm learning at my spare time if not working. Weekly working hours are around 50 hr, peek can be 70 during critical releases which is normal when you are responsible for a project end to end. Managers are great, colleague are nice, and everyone is busy. Workload and pace is fast here like a startup.

      Cons

      The CI-CD process is not good, Dev experience is bad because of that. Not friendly to people who want to keep a good work-life balance. Learning on your own, don't expect people to babysit or help you hands-on. No green card sponsorship in 2023 and 2024

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      5.0
      Jun 26, 2026
      Director
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Awesome team - great culture. Very customer focused.

      Cons

      It's not a great fit for folks who are not aligned to the culture.

      3.0
      Jun 21, 2026
      Software development manager
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Ambitious projects if you're in the right team. Typically great team-mates. Don't believe the memes, the ppl are not back stabbing jerks but are overall genuinely nice. Not constrained by budgets when building cool things. Tools while sometimes clunky are powerful.

      Cons

      Schizophrenic lack of focus, entire teams get split, merged and upended multiple times a quarter. Some product managers are disconnected from reality. It didn't use to be the case, the PM-Ts were previously top notch. You're pushed to vibe code everything. Established products with loyal customers are getting neglected. Newer VP level leaders don't seem to know what they are doing. Veteran OG VP level leaders are either leaving in droves or seem stressed or checked out.

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