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Great team, boring work - Software Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

4.0
May 17, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

I worked with a great team that was helpful, knowledgable, and hard-working.

Cons

There was a lot of turnover. After my 3 years, only 2 members of the original 15 members that started out on the team were there. I had 3 managers over 3 years. I think this had to do with the work that we were doing. The tech was old and there wasn't a lot of documentation or testing. Most of the knowledge was passed down verbally and during the pandemic that made it difficult to know how to talk to or where to look.

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Pros

Working with latest and greatest technology

Cons

Work life balance is challenging

3.0
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Pros

- Strong place to be early in your career as it provides valuable training and the brand recognition can create strong future opportunities. - Is great if you’re interested in what you’re doing/selling

Cons

- 5 days in office is not great for work/life balance - If your manager doesn’t like you, good luck! - 401k match is lower than most companies - Base salary compensation is weak compared to other big tech - Leveling/career progression is near impossible due to reorgs leading to a promotion “freeze” - Role can evolve over time in ways that may not align with original job expectations

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