Amazon

Software Developer Interview Experience - Toronto, Canada

June 1, 2022

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

An Amazon recruiter contacted me, and then there was an initial phone interview round with HR. Following that, a 4-hour virtual interview round was scheduled, which included three coding rounds and one Amazon Leadership Principles round.

Questions

Depth-first Search coding problem

File-related coding problem

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Developer role in Toronto, Ontario.

Success Rate

15%

Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive38%

Neutral38%

Negative23%

Candidates reported having good feelings for Amazon's Software Developer interview process in Toronto, Ontario.

Amazon Work Experiences

Not what I dreamed of

Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

February 7, 2021

Pros: It's good money and good perks, plus a nice environment.

Cons: There is sometimes too much stress when there is a big project.

Not what I dreamed of

Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

February 7, 2021

Pros: It's good money and good perks, plus a nice environment.

Cons: There is sometimes too much stress when there is a big project.

Freedom, But Fight For Balance

Software Developer • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: High level of freedom in making decisions about the software on a team level. Access to a lot of different resources if it's justified.

Cons: Work-life balance: All you get is as much as you fight for. Plus, you might end up with a lot of on-call load and thus weekend (or middle of night) work on small teams. While officially requiring to be upfront with problems and think critically, in reality, managers can get away with anything as long as they deliver on their goals. You better keep this in mind when dealing with them.

Freedom, But Fight For Balance

Software Developer • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: High level of freedom in making decisions about the software on a team level. Access to a lot of different resources if it's justified.

Cons: Work-life balance: All you get is as much as you fight for. Plus, you might end up with a lot of on-call load and thus weekend (or middle of night) work on small teams. While officially requiring to be upfront with problems and think critically, in reality, managers can get away with anything as long as they deliver on their goals. You better keep this in mind when dealing with them.

Amazon L4 SDE

Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: The compensation package is good. There are mentorship programs.

Cons: Hybrid work. On call, heavy.

Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: The compensation package is good. There are mentorship programs.

Cons: Hybrid work. On call, heavy.

Not what I dreamed of

Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

February 7, 2021

Pros: It's good money and good perks, plus a nice environment.

Cons: There is sometimes too much stress when there is a big project.

3.0
Not what I dreamed of
Software Developer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
February 7, 2021
Pros: It's good money and good perks, plus a nice environment.
Cons: There is sometimes too much stress when there is a big project.

Freedom, But Fight For Balance

Software Developer • Former Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: High level of freedom in making decisions about the software on a team level. Access to a lot of different resources if it's justified.

Cons: Work-life balance: All you get is as much as you fight for. Plus, you might end up with a lot of on-call load and thus weekend (or middle of night) work on small teams. While officially requiring to be upfront with problems and think critically, in reality, managers can get away with anything as long as they deliver on their goals. You better keep this in mind when dealing with them.

4.0
Freedom, But Fight For Balance
Software Developer • Former Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
March 7, 2017
Pros: High level of freedom in making decisions about the software on a team level. Access to a lot of different resources if it's justified.
Cons: Work-life balance: All you get is as much as you fight for. Plus, you might end up with a lot of on-call load and thus weekend (or middle of night) work on small teams. While officially requiring to be upfront with problems and think critically, in reality, managers can get away with anything as long as they deliver on their goals. You better keep this in mind when dealing with them.

Amazon L4 SDE

Software Developer • Current Employee

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Pros: The compensation package is good. There are mentorship programs.

Cons: Hybrid work. On call, heavy.

4.0
Amazon L4 SDE
Software Developer • Current Employee
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
August 9, 2023
Pros: The compensation package is good. There are mentorship programs.
Cons: Hybrid work. On call, heavy.

Amazon Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Reorganize String

Rearrange the characters in a given string such that no two adjacent characters are the same. If such an arrangement is possible, return it; otherwise, return an empty string.

StringsGreedy AlgorithmsArrays

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