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      Amazon Web Services Principal Software Development Engineer reviews

      3.4

      50% would recommend to a friend

      (34 total reviews)
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      Matt Garman

      40% approve of CEO

      53% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      3.8

      Compensation and benefits

      3.5

      Career opportunities

      3.3

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.0

      Culture & values

      2.7

      Work/Life balance

      2.6

      Senior management

      Principal Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 34 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Principal Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon Web Services is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Principal Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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      34 reviews
      3.0
      Jun 19, 2024

      Minimum Viable Product

      Principal software engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's always good to work for the leader. Huge opportunities with a large diversity of teams.

      Cons

      Crufty codebase, built in layers, like a flaky pie crust. Highly independent teams make large changes especially challenging.

      4.0
      Jun 4, 2024

      High pressure, fast-paced but great way to accelerate your career, top notch talent and technology

      Principal
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      In 5 years I've grown 10 as a strategic leader. The scale of influence and value I was able to drive internally and for customers far exceeded any of my previous experience. The platform technology you work with is cutting edge and you're surrounded by top caliber, driven team members. Leadership do try to live by leadership principles and you can see results from the data-driven, straight forward approach to solving challenges.

      Cons

      Culture and work life balance are two tough areas. The culture is intense and can be cut-throat. It encourages you to promote yourself over your team, and the company will take every minute of your day if you don't set boundaries. There's little emphasis on retaining talen. The promotion process can be brutal and I've seen it discourage truly great leaders from wanting to stay at the company.

      5.0
      Mar 19, 2024

      Learning opportunities

      Principal
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent people with the right skills and attitude for making the team and organization successful

      Cons

      Extensive variety of work areas and speed of business along with the expectations to deliver at highest quality can get stressful

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