SDE-2 Backend Interview Experience - Bengaluru, Karnataka
May 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Four interview rounds were scheduled.
- One round was DSA (35 mins DSA + 25 mins leadership-based questions).
- One problem-solving round (yet to be conducted).
- One LLD round (35 mins LLD + 25 mins leadership-based questions).
- One HLD round.
Questions
Design database schema for a shoutout system.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Amazon SDE-2 Backend role in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their SDE-2 Backend roles in Bengaluru, Karnataka is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's SDE-2 Backend interview process in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
Amazon Work Experiences
1.0
Toxic Managers and a Pathetic Tech Stack
SDE-2 Backend • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
January 13, 2025
Pros: Ownership
Access to infra
Cons: Toxic managers who won't let the team change by providing false negative feedback to other managers. This feedback is not shared with the SDE.
Promotions to SDE3 are not possible, as there are two-digit SDE2s in one team, and they don't offer projects with good scope to create large impact like SDE3.
No hike for the last two years.
Internal build tools are pathetic and take a lot of time to build. Even a small change takes five to ten minutes to build. Apps don't run on Mac; they need to be run on remote machines, and you cannot debug in an IDE. Development of a simple API takes days. This impacts work-life balance a lot.
Internal common applications have bad documentation and almost no support.
4.0
Good for starters
SDE-2 Backend • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
December 1, 2024
Pros: Fast-moving, you will be building/deprecating things quite frequently.
Good growth.
Cons: Leadership expects to have no WLF.
Few bad folks at senior levels makes life tough.
4.0
Fast career growth
SDE-2 Backend • Former Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
November 2, 2024
Pros: Competitive salary as compared to other big firms.
Cons: No work-life balance.
- 1.0Toxic Managers and a Pathetic Tech StackSDE-2 Backend • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaJanuary 13, 2025Pros: Ownership Access to infraCons: Toxic managers who won't let the team change by providing false negative feedback to other managers. This feedback is not shared with the SDE. Promotions to SDE3 are not possible, as there are two-digit SDE2s in one team, and they don't offer projects with good scope to create large impact like SDE3. No hike for the last two years. Internal build tools are pathetic and take a lot of time to build. Even a small change takes five to ten minutes to build. Apps don't run on Mac; they need to be run on remote machines, and you cannot debug in an IDE. Development of a simple API takes days. This impacts work-life balance a lot. Internal common applications have bad documentation and almost no support.
- 4.0Good for startersSDE-2 Backend • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaDecember 1, 2024Pros: Fast-moving, you will be building/deprecating things quite frequently. Good growth.Cons: Leadership expects to have no WLF. Few bad folks at senior levels makes life tough.
- 4.0Fast career growthSDE-2 Backend • Former EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 2, 2024Pros: Competitive salary as compared to other big firms.Cons: No work-life balance.
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