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Principal Software Engineer Interview Experience - United States

February 9, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Phone screening with HR.

Then, a five-person phone interview was conducted.

A screen share included coding exercises. A lot of emphasis was placed on what AWS technologies to use rather than actual programming.

Questions

Design a system to distribute Lego bricks to retirees monthly.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Amazon Principal Software Engineer role in United States.

Success Rate

0%
Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Principal Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive25%
Neutral25%
Negative50%

Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Amazon's Principal Software Engineer interview process in United States.

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