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SDE-2 Interview Experience - India

May 17, 2025

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

The process was good, and all rounds were completed within a day. HR coordinated with me throughout the process and was helpful. I completed the entire process within two weeks.

Questions

Design question and leadership principles.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 44 interview experiences for the Amazon SDE-2 role in India.

Success Rate

14%

Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their SDE-2 roles in India is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive66%

Neutral18%

Negative16%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's SDE-2 interview process in India.

Amazon Work Experiences

Toxic Mangers

SDE-2 • Former Employee

February 1, 2026

Pros: If you're on a good team, you could learn so much.

Cons: Toxic managers that cause a lot of damage to your career and mental health.

SDE-2 • Former Employee

February 1, 2026

Pros: If you're on a good team, you could learn so much.

Cons: Toxic managers that cause a lot of damage to your career and mental health.

Good learning and growth opportunities, but toxic culture

SDE-2 • Current Employee

Pros: Money, learning, growth, and exposure to distributed systems.

Cons: It is a toxic work culture and a very demanding job.

Good learning and growth opportunities, but toxic culture

SDE-2 • Current Employee

Pros: Money, learning, growth, and exposure to distributed systems.

Cons: It is a toxic work culture and a very demanding job.

Good for career growth, but fewer facilities for employees

SDE-2 • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: 1. Good career growth opportunities. 2. If you work, promotions are fast. 3. Facilities for employees are less compared to other FAANG companies.

Cons: 1. Some teams are too OE intensive, causing burnout in employees. 2. On-call is heavy in certain cases and disturbs mental peace.

Good for career growth, but fewer facilities for employees

SDE-2 • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: 1. Good career growth opportunities. 2. If you work, promotions are fast. 3. Facilities for employees are less compared to other FAANG companies.

Cons: 1. Some teams are too OE intensive, causing burnout in employees. 2. On-call is heavy in certain cases and disturbs mental peace.

Toxic Mangers

SDE-2 • Former Employee

February 1, 2026

Pros: If you're on a good team, you could learn so much.

Cons: Toxic managers that cause a lot of damage to your career and mental health.

2.0
Toxic Mangers
SDE-2 • Former Employee
Seattle, WA
February 1, 2026
Pros: If you're on a good team, you could learn so much.
Cons: Toxic managers that cause a lot of damage to your career and mental health.

Good learning and growth opportunities, but toxic culture

SDE-2 • Current Employee

Pros: Money, learning, growth, and exposure to distributed systems.

Cons: It is a toxic work culture and a very demanding job.

5.0
Good learning and growth opportunities, but toxic culture
SDE-2 • Current Employee
Phoenix, AZ
June 6, 2026
Pros: Money, learning, growth, and exposure to distributed systems.
Cons: It is a toxic work culture and a very demanding job.

Good for career growth, but fewer facilities for employees

SDE-2 • Current Employee

Hyderābād, Telangana, India

Pros: 1. Good career growth opportunities. 2. If you work, promotions are fast. 3. Facilities for employees are less compared to other FAANG companies.

Cons: 1. Some teams are too OE intensive, causing burnout in employees. 2. On-call is heavy in certain cases and disturbs mental peace.

3.0
Good for career growth, but fewer facilities for employees
SDE-2 • Current Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
July 6, 2022
Pros: 1. Good career growth opportunities. 2. If you work, promotions are fast. 3. Facilities for employees are less compared to other FAANG companies.
Cons: 1. Some teams are too OE intensive, causing burnout in employees. 2. On-call is heavy in certain cases and disturbs mental peace.

Amazon Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Reorganize String

Rearrange the characters in a given string such that no two adjacent characters are the same. If such an arrangement is possible, return it; otherwise, return an empty string.

StringsGreedy AlgorithmsArrays

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