What 1500 Amazon engineers told company's leadership over forced use of coding tool?

2026-02-13 - 15:05

Amazon engineers are pushing back against a company policy favoring its AI coding assistant, Kiro, over superior third-party tools like Claude Code. Around 1,500 engineers have formally backed Claude Code, citing productivity concerns and questioning how sales teams can promote AWS Bedrock while restricted from using its offerings. This internal dissent highlights a growing demand for better AI tools.