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Amazon Web Services Software Development Engineer reviews

3.5

58% would recommend to a friend

(336 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 336 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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336 reviews
3.0
Feb 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Growth opportunity, impactful work if you're lucky. Resume builder.

Cons

Get pressured to work overnight and still be laid off the next day. Most teams have no culture.

5.0
Feb 4, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work, good mentorship, and fair potential for growth

Cons

Questionable leadership and imbalanced charters for teams, high beauracracy

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