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Interesting Experience - Cloud Solution Architect Amazon Web Services Employee Review

5.0
Mar 5, 2026
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Pros

Good place to work, they give you all the resources you need to manage on your own. Don't expect someone to guide you step-by-step or day-to-day; everyone is busy trying to "survive" just like you. Great learning experience and friendly work environment. Allow a short period of time (2 to 4 years) to do your work, grab your money, and get out.

Cons

No one will ask you to work extra hours, but your workload and scope will gradually increase until it becomes impossible to handle everything working 8 hours a day, so you'll soon be working overtime without realizing it. Training and growth opportunities exist, but you'll have to dedicate your personal time if you want to progress (weekends and holidays). Burnout and exhaustion are quite common, try to manage your time as best as possible. WLB talking starts on hiring process and finishes on 1st project sprint.

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5.0
Jun 8, 2026
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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
Jun 15, 2026
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Pros

Unmatched Scale: You get to work on systems that handle millions of requests per second. The technical challenges are genuinely fascinating and great for your career. Smart Colleagues: You are surrounded by incredibly sharp engineers. You will learn more here in one year than in three years at most other companies.

Cons

Work-Life Balance (WLB): Highly dependent on your team, but generally poor. On-call rotations can be brutal, and there is a constant pressure to deliver more, faster. Burnout Culture: The "Day 1" mentality means things move fast, but it also leads to high turnover. The stack-ranking and PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) culture creates unnecessary anxiety.

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