Senior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) Interview Experience - Toronto, Ontario
May 1, 2022
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Phone screen - Half leadership principles, half coding
Virtual "On-Site"
- Product Manager who only asked behavioral/leadership principles.
- Senior SDE - Half leadership principles, half coding question.
- Senior SDE - Half leadership principles, half coding question.
- Hiring Manager/Engineering Manager - Leadership principles and systems design (this felt rushed, and they did not want to use software, which did not help).
- HR - Not sure if this was the bar raiser, but we only talked about leadership principles.
No offer -- Took them over 3 weeks to tell me no.
Questions
Describe a time you disagreed with your manager.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
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Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Senior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Amazon's Senior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) interview process in Toronto, Ontario.
Amazon Work Experiences
4.0
Good Scope, Pip Worries
Senior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 7, 2025
Pros: 1. Matured tooling and AWS
2. Good scope
Cons: 1. Only own a small portion of the product due to microservices.
2. 6% PIP yearly, 10% low performer with 0 refresh.
5.0
Great Learning, Hard Impact
Senior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) • Current Employee
November 7, 2022
Pros: Remuneration is good. It's a great place to learn how to develop software at scale, and the culture is very supportive.
Cons: It's such a huge company that making an impact is a challenge.
3.0
Good Culture, Bad Exit Communication
Senior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
June 15, 2022
Pros: Nice culture, constructive, and moving forward.
Cons: Communication after exit was a nightmare.
- 4.0Good Scope, Pip WorriesSenior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 7, 2025Pros: 1. Matured tooling and AWS 2. Good scopeCons: 1. Only own a small portion of the product due to microservices. 2. 6% PIP yearly, 10% low performer with 0 refresh.
- 5.0Great Learning, Hard ImpactSenior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) • Current EmployeeNovember 7, 2022Pros: Remuneration is good. It's a great place to learn how to develop software at scale, and the culture is very supportive.Cons: It's such a huge company that making an impact is a challenge.
- 3.0Good Culture, Bad Exit CommunicationSenior Software Development Engineer (Senior SDE) • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJune 15, 2022Pros: Nice culture, constructive, and moving forward.Cons: Communication after exit was a nightmare.
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