SDE 1 Interview Experience - Vancouver, British Columbia
July 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was a lengthy process, involving a 4-hour interview with three people. Each interviewer took one hour. Overall, it was a good process with effective screening techniques.
Questions
Asked questions on 3 types of things:
- Behavioural
- Technical
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Amazon SDE 1 role in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their SDE 1 roles in Vancouver, British Columbia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's SDE 1 interview process in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Amazon Work Experiences
5.0
Never trust Amazon
SDE 1 • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
January 20, 2023
Pros: They have good onboarding schema.
Cons: They fired depends on tenure rather than performance.
5.0
Good pay, interesting projects, potentially long work hours
SDE 1 • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
October 17, 2021
Pros: - Good pay
- Lots of interesting projects to do
- Working with smart and knowledgeable colleagues
Cons: - On-call duty (one week every month or two, depending on the team's size).
- Work hours can be long (depends on the team).
4.0
Pretty good salary, but higher stress along with it
SDE 1 • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
September 23, 2021
Pros: Work within a diverse team and with technology that will make a difference for consumers.
Cons: Sometimes you need to jump between tasks very frequently, so keeping track of current progress is slightly more difficult.
- 5.0Never trust AmazonSDE 1 • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJanuary 20, 2023Pros: They have good onboarding schema.Cons: They fired depends on tenure rather than performance.
- 5.0Good pay, interesting projects, potentially long work hoursSDE 1 • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOctober 17, 2021Pros: - Good pay - Lots of interesting projects to do - Working with smart and knowledgeable colleaguesCons: - On-call duty (one week every month or two, depending on the team's size). - Work hours can be long (depends on the team).
- 4.0Pretty good salary, but higher stress along with itSDE 1 • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaSeptember 23, 2021Pros: Work within a diverse team and with technology that will make a difference for consumers.Cons: Sometimes you need to jump between tasks very frequently, so keeping track of current progress is slightly more difficult.
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