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Amazon Web Services

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Good and Bad - Solution Architect Amazon Web Services Employee Review

3.0
Sep 19, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Tons of opportunity, and they are looking for talent that just wants to dive in and learn. Great people. Possible to find a role you couldn't do anywhere else if you put in the effort. But opportunities need to be grabbed right away as things move quickly.

Cons

Difficult to feel comfortable there long term. Expectations appear to be way higher than they actually are sometimes, and this causes alot of discomfort psychologically. A number of cases where metric based incentives are individual in nature, and promotes people to act selfishly with their time, instead of collaborating freely towards a common goal, especially with other architects. Arch work for the most part is not as collaborative as I would have hoped.

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5.0
Jun 22, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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
Business Outlook

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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