Engineer Manager Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
February 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It has been a pain, to be honest. My initial contact happened mid-January. They were looking for an Engineering Manager for some Alexa stuff. I accepted and passed the initial TPS. Then, they asked me three times for availability for a final interview and never heard back.
Then another recruiter pinged me for some specific AWS service, and I applied again. This time, the initial TPS was really awesome; a great guy, to be honest. But then, I just got a notice that I didn't pass for the first project (yeah, that doesn't make sense).
Then, I decided to not care about that position anymore.
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Amazon's interview process for their Engineer Manager roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Amazon's Engineer Manager interview process in Seattle, Washington.
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4.0
Working at Amazon
Software Development Engineer I • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 25, 2024
Pros: High-paced development which reflects on career development.
Cons: Nothing major to complain about, in my opinion.
3.0
Challenging Work, Needs Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 4, 2023
Pros: Good project and challenges in work.
Cons: Work and life balance can be better.
4.0
Learn Fast, Few Perks
Software Development Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 13, 2016
Pros: 1. It is quite likely that you will be able to find employees that are incredibly smart. Engineers are helpful and understand business.
2. As an engineer, you are expected to do more than just do engineering work. You are expected to drive business and make decisions with the help of your manager. There is a very good chance that as an engineer, you will be able to lead a project within the first year of being there.
3. Mobility is not a very big issue. The company is so massive, and considering everyone is looking for smart software engineers, if you are good but not satisfied with the work or manager that you are working for, there are plenty of opportunities that you will get to move to a different part of the business.
4. If your primary aim as a software engineer is to learn quickly and you are willing to put in the time for it, it is a good place to be.
Cons: 1. Perks are pretty nonexistent. There is nothing really to talk about in terms of perks. If salary and the amount of money that you will earn is a major concern as a software engineer, the first two years will pretty much not give you that (their stock vesting schedule is one of the worst I have seen).
2. The dreaded on-call can be hard on some people, especially those with families. However, it will make you learn faster since you will get hands-on with the software.
3. For immigration, the Green Card process takes a while to get started. Their policy says you cannot get a Green Card process started unless you are Level 5 (which is SDE 2). While there will be exceptions, usually SDE 1 to 2 takes between a year and a half to two years. So, you might want to consider that.
- 4.0Working at AmazonSoftware Development Engineer I • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 25, 2024Pros: High-paced development which reflects on career development.Cons: Nothing major to complain about, in my opinion.
- 3.0Challenging Work, Needs BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 4, 2023Pros: Good project and challenges in work.Cons: Work and life balance can be better.
- 4.0Learn Fast, Few PerksSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 13, 2016Pros: 1. It is quite likely that you will be able to find employees that are incredibly smart. Engineers are helpful and understand business. 2. As an engineer, you are expected to do more than just do engineering work. You are expected to drive business and make decisions with the help of your manager. There is a very good chance that as an engineer, you will be able to lead a project within the first year of being there. 3. Mobility is not a very big issue. The company is so massive, and considering everyone is looking for smart software engineers, if you are good but not satisfied with the work or manager that you are working for, there are plenty of opportunities that you will get to move to a different part of the business. 4. If your primary aim as a software engineer is to learn quickly and you are willing to put in the time for it, it is a good place to be.Cons: 1. Perks are pretty nonexistent. There is nothing really to talk about in terms of perks. If salary and the amount of money that you will earn is a major concern as a software engineer, the first two years will pretty much not give you that (their stock vesting schedule is one of the worst I have seen). 2. The dreaded on-call can be hard on some people, especially those with families. However, it will make you learn faster since you will get hands-on with the software. 3. For immigration, the Green Card process takes a while to get started. Their policy says you cannot get a Green Card process started unless you are Level 5 (which is SDE 2). While there will be exceptions, usually SDE 1 to 2 takes between a year and a half to two years. So, you might want to consider that.
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