Process
It was good and positive, but based on previous experience they told me I need more development experience, as I answered more behavioral questions related to data engineering questions like Kafka, Linux, etc., more than development of APIs.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 93 interview experiences for the Amazon SDE-2 role.
Success Rate
12%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their SDE-2 roles is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive58%
Neutral27%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's SDE-2 interview process.
Amazon Work Experiences
3.0
Just good engouh for 2 yrs
SDE-2 • Former Employee
Bengaluru
January 6, 2026
Pros: - Good for resume.
- Pay is good.
Cons: - Not good for mental health.
- Leave is limited.
5.0
Amazing work culture
SDE-2 • Current Employee
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
October 17, 2017
Pros: 1. You will get the best of the best in technology here.
2. You will be easily hirable for other big brand companies, and startups will always look for you.
3. This provides a gateway to work and travel to most of the countries in the world.
Cons: 1. Sometime priority shuffling makes you love less about what you do.
2. Less employee focus. Comparing to other similar companies, we get fewer benefits and team outings (outstation).
3.0
Scale Learning, Too Much Oncall
SDE-2 • Former Employee
Hyderābād, Telangana, India
October 6, 2024
Pros: Will learn to manage huge scale.
Cons: Too many Operation Excellence tasks.
Too much involvement in on-call.
- 3.0Just good engouh for 2 yrsSDE-2 • Former EmployeeBengaluruJanuary 6, 2026Pros: - Good for resume. - Pay is good.Cons: - Not good for mental health. - Leave is limited.
- 5.0Amazing work cultureSDE-2 • Current EmployeeGurgaon, Haryana, IndiaOctober 17, 2017Pros: 1. You will get the best of the best in technology here. 2. You will be easily hirable for other big brand companies, and startups will always look for you. 3. This provides a gateway to work and travel to most of the countries in the world.Cons: 1. Sometime priority shuffling makes you love less about what you do. 2. Less employee focus. Comparing to other similar companies, we get fewer benefits and team outings (outstation).
- 3.0Scale Learning, Too Much OncallSDE-2 • Former EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaOctober 6, 2024Pros: Will learn to manage huge scale.Cons: Too many Operation Excellence tasks. Too much involvement in on-call.
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