Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for as a Senior Software Developer?

Senior Software Developer professionals working at Amazon Web Services have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 104 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Amazon Web Services employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Senior Software Developer Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Software Developer interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay Senior Software Developer employees well?

Senior Software Developer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon Web Services with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 104 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Software Developer salaries at Amazon Web Services.

How happy are Senior Software Developer professionals working at Amazon Web Services?

55% of Senior Software Developer employees at Amazon Web Services would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 18% in the past 12 months. Senior Software Developer professionals have also rated Amazon Web Services with a 2.5 rating for work-life-balance, 3.5 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.9 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 Senior Software Developer reviews

3.6

55% would recommend to a friend

(104 total reviews)

Matt Garman

52% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Senior Software Developer employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 104 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Software Developer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon Web Services is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Software Developer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

104 reviews

2.0

May 4, 2023

Try it for the money

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay and smart coworkers.

Cons

Toxic management - mostly focused on looking successful rather than work quality. Lots of internal bureaucracy makes getting things done slow (no, it's not Day 1 anymore)

5.0

Apr 21, 2023

Awesome company

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice salary and benefits Worklife balance

Cons

No hot food in the office

1.0

Mar 16, 2023

Get it in writing

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Training and remote onboarding were excellent.

Cons

We've gone from "work where you're most productive" to "you must be in the office" in the space of three months. I honestly thought Amazon ran on data, and follows its Leadership Principles, but apparently that doesn't apply to the CEO and leadership team. The return-to-office dictate has no data to back it up, and a 30,000+ strong petition from concerned employees, backed up by hard data and study after study, is being ignored completely. Instead we're forced back based on 'feelings' about 'culture'... This goes directly against Amazon's climate pledge, and shows that Amazon is just another hulking company bowing to the almighty shareholders. I feel like I was lied to throughout the recruiting and onboarding process, since those focused so much on the Leadership Principles that Amazon's leaders ignore.

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