Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for as a Software Development Engineer (SDE1)?

Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals working at Amazon Web Services have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 19 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon Web Services employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Development Engineer (SDE1) Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Development Engineer (SDE1) interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay Software Development Engineer (SDE1) employees well?

Software Development Engineer (SDE1) professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon Web Services with 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 20.7% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Development Engineer (SDE1) salaries at Amazon Web Services.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (879) , Solutions Architect (502) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (475) , Cloud Support Engineer (406) , Software Development Engineer (338) , Account Manager (297) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (179) , Cloud Support Engineer I (161) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) II (150) , Senior Solutions Architect (140) , Cloud Support Engineer II (131) , Cloud Engineer (127) , Account Executive (117)

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 1162 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 758 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 522 reviews)); "Their health benefits is good and their career choice is helpful to start a new career." ((in 486 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 445 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 910 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 439 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 380 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 244 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 233 reviews))

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Amazon Web Services Software Development Engineer (SDE1) reviews

3.9

94% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Matt Garman

100% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.8

Compensation and benefits

4.2

Diversity & inclusion

4.1

Career opportunities

3.4

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

Software Development Engineer (SDE1) employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer (SDE1) 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 (SDE1) professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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19 reviews

4.0

Mar 26, 2023

Great career development and supportive coworkers

Software development engineer (sde1)

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Everyone I work with is super helpful and ready to answer questions. - Lots of resources available to advance your knowledge and career (free instructor-led AWS training)

Cons

Work life balance can get a bit difficult when we have deadline crunches, but that’s pretty standard across other companies I’ve worked at.

1.0

Mar 24, 2023

No work life balance

Software development engineer (sde1)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employment Benefits Learning for recent grads without any work experience

Cons

No work life balance. Fear of being in Improvement plan each and every day as every manager has annual quota to fill and being a new on the team 99.99% you becomes the scapegoat. Toxic work environment No help from peers, manager nor HR

4.0

Feb 2, 2023

Good place to learn, not a good place to stay

Software development engineer (sde1)

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Learn a lot and a lot of opportunities to work on large scale, technically difficult things

Cons

Bad WLB, can get put on PIP anytime

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