Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
October 23, 2023
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interviews were very long. Tool 5 interviews and their questions were intentionally designed to reject you. They asked circuit questions or things that, as an engineer, you don't really use on a daily basis.
Questions
How are FPGA internal blocks designed?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Amazon Hardware Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Amazon's Hardware Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Amazon Work Experiences
4.0
Freedom, Balance, But Politics
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 19, 2025
Pros: Good freedom, leadership, principle, work-life balance.
Cons: Politics: Layoff too many managers.
4.0
Decent Pay, Uncertain Stability
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
July 31, 2023
Pros: Decent pay, but job stability feels very uncertain recently.
Cons: Can have poor work-life balance.
5.0
Hires and develops the best
Hardware Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
December 11, 2022
Pros: There are plenty of intelligent and driven co-workers, so you learn a lot from being there.
Work-life balance will highly depend on where you work, customer needs, and your supervisor.
Cons: Depending on your life stage (e.g., single, married, kids), hours can feel demanding, so ask about it during your interview.
Folks focus on building great products but fail to document and think about ongoing sustainment.
Given the high turnover (people move on to work on other great products), the lack of documentation makes it challenging for the successor.
- 4.0Freedom, Balance, But PoliticsHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 19, 2025Pros: Good freedom, leadership, principle, work-life balance.Cons: Politics: Layoff too many managers.
- 4.0Decent Pay, Uncertain StabilityHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 31, 2023Pros: Decent pay, but job stability feels very uncertain recently.Cons: Can have poor work-life balance.
- 5.0Hires and develops the bestHardware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesDecember 11, 2022Pros: There are plenty of intelligent and driven co-workers, so you learn a lot from being there. Work-life balance will highly depend on where you work, customer needs, and your supervisor.Cons: Depending on your life stage (e.g., single, married, kids), hours can feel demanding, so ask about it during your interview. Folks focus on building great products but fail to document and think about ongoing sustainment. Given the high turnover (people move on to work on other great products), the lack of documentation makes it challenging for the successor.
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