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good - until laid off - Systems Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

4.0
Apr 10, 2026
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Pros

- no micromanagers or unreasonable management expectations - awesome team - reasonable deadlines - interesting projects / problems to work on.

Cons

- operational noise / sev2s is insane. everything is a sev2. - rto and rth policy has been over the top and ruined the culture - ai is over the top and in some cases has been more of a hinderance than a benefit. - doesn't pay very well in the UK

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong engineering culture, competitive pay, great learning opportunities, and excellent internal mobility across teams.

Cons

Work-life balance can be tough, on-call rotations are demanding, and the pace is fast with high expectations.

5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

Excellent pay/benefits, Safety first mindset, flexible scheduling, fantastic training program, phenomenal team support, convenient locations. Plenty of pathways for career advancement and full support for self promotion. Culture is fantastic. You really can be yourself and make many new friends fast. Teamwork is outstanding. Everyone is always willing to help.

Cons

Growing so fast that it's hard to keep the same manager. I've had four managers in two months. Constantly have to adapt to new procedures and changes and working locations. Always in a state of flux. Standards keep changing all the time

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