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Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

November 1, 2021
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I have never had a worse experience in my life. It was so bad, in fact, that I had to find an excuse to stop the interview process after the first interview.

First and foremost, the 12 leadership principles are the most toxic and nonsensical culture I have ever heard of. Not everyone can lead at all times, and not everybody in a company has the skills for it. It fosters a toxic culture of people "wanting to be the boss".

I had a 1-hour interview with a hiring manager who spent the entire hour bragging about himself, explaining how fantastic he is as an engineer, inventor, researcher, and manager. He could barely let me speak when we talked about me. (I thought I was the one interviewing...)

On a side note, I did not apply for the position; I was contacted by one of their headhunters.

Do yourself a favor: Stay away.

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Amazon's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Amazon's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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