Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for?

Amazon Web Services has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 16,858 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Amazon Web Services to a friend and 62% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Amazon Web Services have been left by employees working as Senior Customer Solutions Manager , Applied Scientist Intern and Inside Sales Representative .

Does Amazon Web Services pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Amazon Web Services employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Amazon Web Services. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Amazon Web Services?

62% of Amazon Web Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Amazon Web Services 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (877) , Solutions Architect (501) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (470) , Cloud Support Engineer (406) , Software Development Engineer (338) , Account Manager (297) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (184) , Data Center Technician (178) , Cloud Support Engineer I (160) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (150) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (130) , Cloud Engineer (127) , Account Executive (117)

What are the pros of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good for an intern and there’s a lot of room for growth because it’s a huge company" ((in 1162 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 750 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 531 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 487 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 451 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and I don’t recommend If anyone looking for 9" ((in 905 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 435 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 381 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 237 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 231 reviews))

What are employees saying about Amazon Web Services layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Amazon Web Services layoffs and their outlook for job security at Amazon Web Services in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Amazon Web Services locations?

Seattle , New York , Arlington , Herndon , Dallas , Austin , San Francisco , Boston , Washington , Atlanta , Santa Clara , Chicago , Los Angeles , Sterling , Houston , Palo Alto , Denver , Ashburn , San Jose , Sunnyvale , Bellevue , Manassas , Columbus , Portland , Boardman , San Diego , Chantilly , Nashville , Charlotte , East Palo Alto

Amazon Web Services reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(13,998 total reviews)

Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Amazon Web Services has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 13,998 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

14K reviews

1.0

Jul 17, 2023

Terrible Work Life Balance and Management Style

Strategic customer engagement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great total comp and opportunities to work on the top strategic deals out there (deal sizes ranges between $100M to $1B in total contract value).

Cons

Terrible management. Very top down driven. Drives a lot of distrust internally within SCE and also toxic relationships with other organization stakeholders. Long long long hours and constant push to do extra side projects despite already overworked.

3.0

Jun 30, 2023

A long way to go to be Earths Best Employer

Solutions architect

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You are surrounded by driven and knowledgeable people in the industry within just about every business vertical and technology niche. For most people, employment here represents a career launching pad.

Cons

I was one of the most tenured people in my whole org after 3 years. I had 7 managers in that time who sometimes had up to 30 direct reports. You need to be self driven to progress as even as in early career, you will get no mentorship you don't fight for and your calendar will be filled by other people and teams if you don't relentlessly prioritize.

1.0

Jun 17, 2023

Terrible Work Life Balance

Chief engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None, maybe compensation but you are sacrificing a lot.

Cons

Get punished for mishaps that has no customer impact except getting you in to "Focus", which messes up your yearly comps and potential termination. No room for development or their "Learn to be Curious" no promotions unless you part of the back stabbing team, even if you are top tier year over year.

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