Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Amazon Web Services have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 119 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 Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon Web Services with 3.7 out of 5 stars based on 119 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 5.3% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at Amazon Web Services.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at Amazon Web Services?

52% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at Amazon Web Services would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 19% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Amazon Web Services with a 2.4 rating for work-life-balance, 3.4 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.8 rating for culture and values and 3.6 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Amazon Web Services?

Software Engineer (879) , Solutions Architect (502) , Software Development Engineer (SDE) (476) , Cloud Support Engineer (407) , Software Development Engineer (339) , Account Manager (297) , Program Manager (193) , Cloud Support Associate (185) , Data Center Technician (179) , 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 1173 reviews)); "It’s fun and the people are great" ((in 748 reviews)); "Learning is good and salary too" ((in 520 reviews)); "And also it offers good benefits" ((in 487 reviews)); "Very generous with budget (if your team is performing well and the economy is great)" ((in 456 reviews))

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

"No work life balance and you have to write a lot" ((in 934 reviews)); "Poor management can lead to unnecessary stress and even impact your standing within the company." ((in 437 reviews)); "You can get bad managers and or teams which can hinder growth and mental health." ((in 387 reviews)); "Frequent layoffs without notice or explanation (employees encouraged to "focus on work" and not worry about layoff speculation)." ((in 237 reviews)); "Poor leadership and will want to reach pip quota" ((in 236 reviews))

Amazon Web Services Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.5

52% would recommend to a friend

(119 total reviews)

Matt Garman

49% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

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Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 119 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon Web Services is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

119 reviews

3.0

Oct 4, 2025

Senior Engineer at AWS

Sr. software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

As a senior engineer at AWS, you get to work with very talented Senior and Principal engineers, solving large scale problems. You also lead a team of more junior engineers by guiding them through their designs and implementation. Your opinion is valued within the team and even across teams.

Cons

On-Calls are painful and expect to have a rotation every 2-3 months. The company is extremely frugal, so if benefits is what you are looking for, it is not the best place.

3.0

Sep 20, 2025

Good learning opportunity

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

good learning oppportunity be your own boss and architect the whole system taking in key advice from teammates. Youll learn a lot make sure that code is robust and prod ready in less time. There is a lot of ambiguity that you need to navigate but its all in good purpose

Cons

Work life balance is not good. Management is strict

4.0

Sep 19, 2025

great place to work

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

customer obsession and high standards help you improve.

Cons

you may feel the lack of team spirit in some organisations, if not all.

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