Pros
Total comp is competitive with decent performance ratings (not salary) Brand recognition, big tech Culture - writing culture etc. is unique and it's interesting to learn a new way of doing things Long term career opps if you are willing to put the effort in to building your brand and network Autonomy. Not much micro management in general
Cons
Writing culture not for everyone. you'd be pretty limited as a non native speaker or if writing is not a strong point Politics are incredible. If you're not experienced in big company politics, you're going to get taken for a fool very quickly The quality of leadership is below the standard expected. Rampant over promotion in the past decade is evident across AWS. Many non-Amazonian L7/L8s with low quality credentials.