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L6 SDM AWS - Software Development Manager Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
Feb 4, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

AWS is a high paced environment, with a lot of focus on operational excellence. There is excellent tooling that has been built over time to help monitor and alert on system health. AWS provides a great opportunity to learn how to run large distributed systems systems at a global scale.

Cons

The firs rung of promotion from L4 to L5 is farily straightforward, though a bit involved with the 6-pager required to get promo approvals. Anything higher is a lot more work where you are expected to put in 200% to get to the next level. There is also an aspect of luck and politics to get high in levels.

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5.0
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Pros

Great job. I’ve learned so much it is just hard with 5 day rto

Cons

The 5 day RTO mandate

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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