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High performing environment that has been corrupted some by Day 2 - Solutions Architect (Manager) Amazon Web Services Employee Review

4.0
Oct 27, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

1) These are some of the most talented folks you will ever work with 2) Depending on the role you can have some nice flexibility 3) We compensate better than your average bear 4) Having this on your resume is like nitrous in your tank 5) You have a lot of opportunities to Learn & Be Curious

Cons

1) Far more bureaucratic than one would suspect 2) In an effort to always raise the bar, humanity and empathy can be lost 3) Leadership can be immune to an understanding of what is being asked of the folks doing the work 4) Easy to work yourself to death and to get to a point where you burnout 5) The quality of leadership is spotty. Some leaders get it while others were promoted to a level of incompetence/leadership is an afterthought 6) Every decision seeming requires a doc... and every doc requires multiple doc reads. Your job can easily go from Are Right, A Lot to that of a writer trying to get your book published and working with a cranky editor

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
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Pros

Strong engineering culture, competitive pay, great learning opportunities, and excellent internal mobility across teams.

Cons

Work-life balance can be tough, on-call rotations are demanding, and the pace is fast with high expectations.

3.0
Jul 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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