Amazon

Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Canada

March 2, 2022

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I was in the first technical round. I answered the questions asked by the team, and they had no further questions.

I was under the impression that I did well but was not moved forward in the process. I wasn't given any valid reason.

Questions

Programming questions related to linked lists.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 62 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer role in Canada.

Success Rate

27%

Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Canada is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive65%

Neutral27%

Negative8%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Engineer interview process in Canada.

Amazon Work Experiences

Fast-paced But Office-bound

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Process-oriented and fast-moving.

Cons: 5-day work from office :(

Fast-paced But Office-bound

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Process-oriented and fast-moving.

Cons: 5-day work from office :(

Overall, a good experience with many positives and negatives

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Pros: 1. Very competent peers. 2. If you are in the right team, you can expect a lot of new innovative work. 3. Pretty good pay package (but definitely not the highest in the industry).

Cons: 1. A lot of operational work is forced on the developers. This can get frustrating. 2. Sometimes management doesn't really understand your work and its value. This affects promotions/appraisal. 3. Not many facilities inside the office.

Overall, a good experience with many positives and negatives

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Pros: 1. Very competent peers. 2. If you are in the right team, you can expect a lot of new innovative work. 3. Pretty good pay package (but definitely not the highest in the industry).

Cons: 1. A lot of operational work is forced on the developers. This can get frustrating. 2. Sometimes management doesn't really understand your work and its value. This affects promotions/appraisal. 3. Not many facilities inside the office.

Good people, good workers, culture of poor engineering practice

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: You get to build stuff. You have to support what you build, talk to customers, etc., but you get real ownership of components and subject matter expertise. If you're good, find a good team, or even better, a good manager, and you'll do okay.

Cons: Too many terrible engineering choices are being made by mid- and senior-level engineers. There's this "big software" mentality that engenders inflexible, one-shot designs. This is compounded by pressure from all around to ship results as quickly as humanly possible, with or without defects. Over time, I've seen this in multiple teams and have effected some change, but it is like a few small pebbles attempting to alter a river's course.

Good people, good workers, culture of poor engineering practice

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: You get to build stuff. You have to support what you build, talk to customers, etc., but you get real ownership of components and subject matter expertise. If you're good, find a good team, or even better, a good manager, and you'll do okay.

Cons: Too many terrible engineering choices are being made by mid- and senior-level engineers. There's this "big software" mentality that engenders inflexible, one-shot designs. This is compounded by pressure from all around to ship results as quickly as humanly possible, with or without defects. Over time, I've seen this in multiple teams and have effected some change, but it is like a few small pebbles attempting to alter a river's course.

Fast-paced But Office-bound

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Process-oriented and fast-moving.

Cons: 5-day work from office :(

3.0
Fast-paced But Office-bound
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
August 5, 2025
Pros: Process-oriented and fast-moving.
Cons: 5-day work from office :(

Overall, a good experience with many positives and negatives

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Pros: 1. Very competent peers. 2. If you are in the right team, you can expect a lot of new innovative work. 3. Pretty good pay package (but definitely not the highest in the industry).

Cons: 1. A lot of operational work is forced on the developers. This can get frustrating. 2. Sometimes management doesn't really understand your work and its value. This affects promotions/appraisal. 3. Not many facilities inside the office.

3.0
Overall, a good experience with many positives and negatives
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
June 16, 2012
Pros: 1. Very competent peers. 2. If you are in the right team, you can expect a lot of new innovative work. 3. Pretty good pay package (but definitely not the highest in the industry).
Cons: 1. A lot of operational work is forced on the developers. This can get frustrating. 2. Sometimes management doesn't really understand your work and its value. This affects promotions/appraisal. 3. Not many facilities inside the office.

Good people, good workers, culture of poor engineering practice

Software Development Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: You get to build stuff. You have to support what you build, talk to customers, etc., but you get real ownership of components and subject matter expertise. If you're good, find a good team, or even better, a good manager, and you'll do okay.

Cons: Too many terrible engineering choices are being made by mid- and senior-level engineers. There's this "big software" mentality that engenders inflexible, one-shot designs. This is compounded by pressure from all around to ship results as quickly as humanly possible, with or without defects. Over time, I've seen this in multiple teams and have effected some change, but it is like a few small pebbles attempting to alter a river's course.

4.0
Good people, good workers, culture of poor engineering practice
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 11, 2015
Pros: You get to build stuff. You have to support what you build, talk to customers, etc., but you get real ownership of components and subject matter expertise. If you're good, find a good team, or even better, a good manager, and you'll do okay.
Cons: Too many terrible engineering choices are being made by mid- and senior-level engineers. There's this "big software" mentality that engenders inflexible, one-shot designs. This is compounded by pressure from all around to ship results as quickly as humanly possible, with or without defects. Over time, I've seen this in multiple teams and have effected some change, but it is like a few small pebbles attempting to alter a river's course.

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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