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Amazon Web Services Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(337 total reviews)
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Matt Garman

32% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 337 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most 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 Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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337 reviews
2.0
Mar 9, 2023
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Pros

1. Work in itself is interesting 2. The scale at which you operate is unmatched most of the times 3. Some of the smartest people around

Cons

1. Leadership is toxic and can get pretty controlling 2. Pay isn't great as compared to some other companies 3. Performance review cycle is extremely competitive and toxic and doesn't let you breathe 4. Deadlines over Quality (always) 5. Operational pain as oncalls 6. Can get very bureaucratic

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