Is Amazon Web Services a good company to work for as a System Development Engineer II?

System Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon Web Services have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 32 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Amazon Web Services employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open System Development Engineer II Jobs at Amazon Web Services now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked System Development Engineer II interview questions at Amazon Web Services .

Does Amazon Web Services pay System Development Engineer II employees well?

System Development Engineer II professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Amazon Web Services with 4.4 out of 5 stars based on 32 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 12% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about System Development Engineer II salaries at Amazon Web Services.

How happy are System Development Engineer II professionals working at Amazon Web Services?

68% of System Development Engineer II employees at Amazon Web Services would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 45% in the past 12 months. System Development Engineer II professionals have also rated Amazon Web Services with a 3.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.1 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.6 rating for culture and values and 4.3 rating for career opportunities.

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 (152) , 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 System Development Engineer II reviews

3.9

68% would recommend to a friend

(32 total reviews)

Matt Garman

73% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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System Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 32 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most System 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 System Development Engineer II professionals compared to other employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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32 reviews

3.0

Jul 3, 2026

Job security with limited project scope

Systems development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Job security, opportunity to deliver impact for U.S. government customers.

Cons

Problem domain scope is narrow, hard to carve out scope for impactful projects, heavy operations and on-call load.

5.0

Jun 8, 2026

Strong team collaboration but low perks and high turnover

System development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great team when you have a manager and full team that works well and collaborates well. Stock is great. And you know when youre doing well, the pay increase is roughly the same as everyone else.

Cons

Low perks compared to other FAANG companies and most teams have high turn over

4.0

Apr 17, 2026

Great learning opportunities, but strict office schedule

System development engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good exposure for learning and chance to work on a lot of projects

Cons

Work from Office 5 days a week. Competitive workplace.

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