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A factory for constructive dismissal - Systems Engineering Manager Amazon Web Services Employee Review

2.0
Sep 15, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

High bar for hiring means you are working with people at the top of their game. Great environment for people who want to immerse themselves in a cult, perhaps before moving on to the Moonies or Scientology.

Cons

You will be immersed in the Leadership Principles, which will be mercilessly used against you, or members of your team who are independent thinkers, or who have competence built outside of Amazon. Amazon frequently under-hire, in that they offer you a role beneath what you are capable of performing. Don't take such an offer, as you won't be able to advance quickly. It will take 2 years to demonstrate you can operate at the level you've been hired into, then you might be considered for a promotion. This can be soul destroying when you see the performance of those around you who were offered roles at a higher level. Everything in your role will revolve around what a L8 or higher in the US thinks about you and your performance. Suck up, or get out.

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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
Jun 21, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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