Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) II?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals working at Amazon Web Services have rated their employer with 3.4 out of 5 stars in 684 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Amazon Web Services employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE) II interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE) II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon Web Services with 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 684 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.5% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE) II salaries at Amazon Web Services.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (880) , Solutions Architect (502) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (476) , Cloud Support Engineer (407) , Software Development Engineer (339) , Account Manager (298) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (180) , Cloud Support Engineer I (161) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (151) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (131) , Cloud Engineer (127) , Account Executive (118)

What are the pros of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is good for an intern and there’s a lot of room for growth because it’s a huge company" ((in 1176 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 757 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 528 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 492 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 453 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Amazon Web Services according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and I don’t recommend If anyone looking for 9" ((in 908 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 435 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 388 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 239 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 235 reviews))

Amazon Web Services Software Development Engineer (SDE) II reviews

3.4

47% would recommend to a friend

(684 total reviews)

Matt Garman

37% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 684 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE) II 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 (SDE) II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

684 reviews

3.0

Jan 15, 2026

not good

Sde-intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

the compensation is good. fast paced learning

Cons

toxic work enviromnent work on weekends

3.0

Jan 13, 2026

Comp is good. WLB is what you make of it

Software development engineer (sde) ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensation is good overall. There's a lot of high-impact work on the team. Definitely have learned a lot over the past 1.5 years. WLB is manageable with good communication with you manager.

Cons

If you don't set boundaries, managers will definitely try to take advantage of your time. If they see you working late, they won't be checking in on you to see if everything is fine. Any minute you're willing to offer, they'll accept without question. Company culture can be very blame-shifting. Managers will push for unreasonable deadlines, and if the deadlines aren't met, the engineers are the ones that take the blame. Engineers must be very diligent about giving estimates so that the team is aligned about expectations.

5.0

Jan 13, 2026

Good experience, worked hard but learned a lot

Sde intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not too stressful as an intern Exposure to AWS work environment Helpful team

Cons

N/A, I had a very good experience.

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