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Amazon Web Services System Development Engineer II reviews

3.9

65% would recommend to a friend

(31 total reviews)
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Matt Garman

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

System Development Engineer II employees have rated Amazon Web Services with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 31 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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31 reviews
5.0
Jun 8, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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

3.0
Mar 16, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Get exposed to high standards for operational excellence and security. Learn how to best use cloud services with AWS. Be part of something big and impactful. Some people are really nice and supportive.

Cons

It's a big company, so the experience will be different depending on org and team. In my org & team, standards for quality and privacy aren't high. Managers often prefer to burn out employees rather than admit there's room for improvement in how they run things. There's little genuine interest in growth, and the leadership principles are nice, but they'll get ignored if they're inconvenient. So be prepared to be stressed and to elbow your way around in this company. Oh and be prepared to be randomly put on the chopping block with a Performance Improvement Plan when they need scapegoats, or just to bully people into quitting without severance.

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