Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for as a Senior Systems Development Engineer?

Senior Systems Development Engineer professionals working at Amazon Web Services have rated their employer with 3.3 out of 5 stars in 19 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 Senior Systems Development Engineer Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Senior Systems Development Engineer interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay Senior Systems Development Engineer employees well?

Senior Systems Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon Web Services with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 19 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Senior Systems Development Engineer 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 Senior Systems Development Engineer reviews

3.3

71% would recommend to a friend

(19 total reviews)

Matt Garman

Not enough data to show CEO approval

50% positive business outlook

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Senior Systems Development Engineer employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 19 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Senior Systems Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon Web Services is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Senior Systems Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

Reviews by job title

19 reviews

4.0

Jun 4, 2026

Easy to get in, but slow promotions

Systems analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Low barrier for entry, easy interview

Cons

The path to promotion can take longer than expected. Sometimes it's quicker to quit than to promote

4.0

Dec 28, 2025

Great journey at AWS

Sr. systems development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Worked on impactful projects to deliver value to AWS business

Cons

- If you have need work life balance, this is not great company

1.0

May 30, 2025

Avoid at all cost

Senior system development engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good builder tools which improves developer productivity.

Cons

Senior and mid level managers are fighting for promotion and there is too much bureaucracy which trickles down to developers. Company doesnt have a clue how to win the AI race and hiring/firing at the same time. A big shuffle is going on in the company so the job location is a hoax. They are asking to relocate on a short notice failing which will cost ur job. Equity promise is only on offer letter as they make very effort to not give u the stocks by asking u to relocate and giving bad ratings at the end of 2 years. No promotion for developers and the senior engineers make every effort to sabotage by rejecting change requests and making them later to get the promotions.

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