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Great Compensation, Disappointing Work-Life Balance - Frontend Software Engineer II Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
Jan 6, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Compensation is great, the technologies and skills that you learn will be valuable for your career.

Cons

High performance driven culture, with little consideration for personal life or well being, company enforces 5 day per week on site work, with metrics. Promotion is driven solely by contributions and opportunities to provide those contributions at a senior level are swiped up very quickly.

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Cons

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Pros

-Great place to learn -Work with some of the smartest people in the industry -Flexibility/autonomy in schedule (not impacted by RTO)

Cons

-Constant reorgs and shifts in leadership: I went through a reorg almost every January and had 6 managers in 2.5 years. Inconsistent leadership makes it hard to feel aligned to a company/team vision or to feel supported. -Promotions are highly political and your manager plays a huge role in whether you advance. Managers rarely have career conversations with reps, which leaves little real path for growth. Good managers want to see their team develop and help them get there. -Comp plan changes reduced sellers' ability to accelerate and lowered pay year over year. Comp plans are dictated by Operations, not Sales Leadership.

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