Software Developer II Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
Initial Screening
Received a call from the recruiter after completing the online assessment.
Shared basic details such as current location, visa status, and availability for the first-round interview.
1st Round (Technical)
Duration: 1 hour
First 30 mins: Live coding session
Next 30 mins: System design–based discussion
Final Loop Interviews
Conducted over 2 days with a total of 4 interview sessions (2 hours each day).
Panel changes every hour to assess different skill areas:
- Hour 1: Live coding
- Hour 2: System design
- Hour 3: System design deep dive, Agile principles, and frontend fundamentals
- Hour 4: Scenario-based and behavioral questions
Questions
Live coding discussion where I explained my solution approach. If the interviewer was satisfied, I proceeded to code. Otherwise, they asked follow-up questions to clarify my logic.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Amazon Software Developer II role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Developer II roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Amazon's Software Developer II interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Amazon Work Experiences
- 4.0Range of teams and internal transfers are easySoftware Developer II • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 3, 2025Pros: Company as a whole moves in the right direction, and things are constantly improving. Internal transfers make it easy to move to a team that works for you.Cons: Like all large companies, some managers can be bad.
- 4.0Good Pay, Long HoursSoftware Developer II • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 23, 2021Pros: Pay, benefits, people. RSUs for newer people.Cons: Hours: Oncall: 401k is low
- 3.0The Amazon Pay org is hectic and aggressiveSoftware Developer II • Current EmployeeHyderābād, Telangana, IndiaJanuary 23, 2024Pros: - Good projects for career growth - Good peers and compensationCons: - Worse work-life balance. - Poor management. - Projects based on the next-near promotion candidate rather than skillset. - Some egoistic senior managers (L7).
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