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      Amazon Web Services Software Development Engineer II reviews

      3.5

      56% would recommend to a friend

      (100 total reviews)
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      Matt Garman

      21% approve of CEO

      65% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.4

      Compensation and benefits

      4.0

      Career opportunities

      3.7

      Diversity & inclusion

      2.4

      Culture & values

      2.3

      Work/Life balance

      2.2

      Senior management

      Software Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 100 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineer 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 II professionals compared to other employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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      100 reviews
      3.0
      Oct 14, 2025

      AWS review

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good project scope and opportunities to grow in the role. It is a good place to learn new stuff and own projects to grow in career.

      Cons

      1. No work life balance whatsoever. 2. Can be toxic depending on manager and team.

      3.0
      Oct 5, 2025

      Day 1 culture may be on the decline

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Build for large scale. You will learn all aspects of software engineering from product management to customer support

      Cons

      I worked at AWS in 2 stints. 2015-2021 and 2024-present. I felt AWS was more agile and fast paced before 2020. Now I feel it’s a lot more top down and slow.

      2.0
      Sep 29, 2025

      Originally solid place to work, ruined by Jassy & RTO

      Software development engineer ii
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      * Large variety of possible roles (if you don't like yours, you can find another) * Generally lots of freedom for innovation * Lots of different types of services and tech stacks. You can find your niche. * Generally pretty decent office buildings * Good stepping stone to get better jobs * Excellent pay and stock

      Cons

      * Excessive RTO policy (5 days) without proper infrastructure to support it. I was forced to sit in random chairs in random lobbies because there weren't enough desks * Orgs will randomly switch you between Seattle and Bellevue with hardly any notice. I got moved to Bellevue from Seattle, then back to Seattle again. * Lots of really toxic, aggressive, egomaniacal micromanagers. Some parts of the company are absolute hell: understaffed, with unrealistic expectations * Highly disorganized. Poor documentation strewn all over the place

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