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Cloud computing? More like cloudy communication - Software Development Engineer Amazon Web Services Employee Review

1.0
Apr 9, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

- Big-name resume booster - Smart teammates (when they stick around) - Lots of internal documentation... for things that no longer exist - Free coffee and existential dread - You learn what not to do

Cons

- Assigned a manager with the emotional intelligence of a potato - Landed on the “Focus” list before I even got a chance to focus - Zero communication until suddenly: surprise reorg! - My manager got fired, and I found out from Slack gossip - The org structure changes more often than the cafe menu

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5.0
May 27, 2026
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Pros

Great job. I’ve learned so much it is just hard with 5 day rto

Cons

The 5 day RTO mandate

3.0
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Ambitious projects if you're in the right team. Typically great team-mates. Don't believe the memes, the ppl are not back stabbing jerks but are overall genuinely nice. Not constrained by budgets when building cool things. Tools while sometimes clunky are powerful.

Cons

Schizophrenic lack of focus, entire teams get split, merged and upended multiple times a quarter. Some product managers are disconnected from reality. It didn't use to be the case, the PM-Ts were previously top notch. You're pushed to vibe code everything. Established products with loyal customers are getting neglected. Newer VP level leaders don't seem to know what they are doing. Veteran OG VP level leaders are either leaving in droves or seem stressed or checked out.

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