Senior Software Development Manager Interview Experience - India
Process
The recruiter reached out to schedule a five-round interview, with heavy stress on Amazon's transparent principles, leadership, and others.
Surprisingly, barring one, nobody turned their videos on during the interview, which felt disrespectful to the participant.
The interviewers seemed naive, and I never felt Amazon was different anywhere.
Due to the laxity shown and the non-transparent process, I lost interest midway and discontinued it.
An average experience for a company with a brand like Amazon.
Questions
Describe a time when you found a simple solution to a complex problem.
Tell me about a time when you tried to simplify a process but failed. What would you have done differently?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Amazon Senior Software Development Manager role in India.
Success Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Senior Software Development Manager roles in India is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Amazon's Senior Software Development Manager interview process in India.
Amazon Work Experiences
- 3.0Practical Delivery, Hostile CultureSenior Software Development Manager • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 28, 2025Pros: Very focused at times, and some cultural practices (e.g., clarity of thought expressed by writing). Very practical and good at incremental delivery.Cons: Jassy is uninspiring and dropped the ball on AI, so he is trying to make it up by slashing costs and being actively hostile to employees (e.g., RTO). He is also showing crappy, slop AI outputs in inappropriate domains. Engineering excellence culture is mediocre overall.
- 3.0It is different - continued cost cutting creates challengesSenior Software Development Manager • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 5, 2024Pros: It is still a company that is at the cutting edge of many technologies, and you will work with some of the best engineers and team members. Its leadership principles truly guide the daily decision-making and are part of the DNA of the company.Cons: Mass layoffs and continued cost-cutting create resource crunches across teams and affect the morale of the teams. Amazon used to have thousands of open roles for all kinds of jobs, and now you can count on your fingers the number of open roles in some job families. Many people compete for the few opportunities to get a chance to work on something different.
- 3.0Good for early careerSenior Software Development Manager • Current EmployeeToronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 17, 2024Pros: Lots of challenging projects and opportunities to learn. Clear path to promotion for new grads.Cons: Very hard to get promoted past L6 level. Annual targets for "unregretted attrition" are ridiculous and counterproductive.
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