Software Development Engineer II Interview Experience
September 2, 2025
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Started with an online assessment and then, upon clearing it, moved on to a four-round on-site interview loop. This included three rounds with the team and one round with the bar raiser.
Questions
Amazon Leadership Principle questions in each round.
LeetCode Medium/Hard.
High-Level System Design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 33 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer II role in United States.
Success Rate
12%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer II roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive42%
Neutral33%
Negative24%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Engineer II interview process in United States.
Amazon Work Experiences
4.0
Good pay with bureaucratic challenges to culture
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Santa Monica, CA
September 9, 2026
Pros: There was good pay. You can manage a work-life balance most of the time.
Cons: It no longer has a day-1 culture. There are layers of bureaucracies everywhere.
4.0
Good culture and positive environment
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 18, 2023
Pros: - Working schedule is awesome, and most of the team works on a per-objective basis.
- The culture is very positive. You are encouraged to speak your mind and not to compete with your peers.
Cons: - Depending on the team, the kind of things you will work on are tedious and repetitive.
- Compensation is not that good when you compare it with other locations.
2.0
Good place for Fresh Grads or Senior Management
Software Development Engineer II • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
July 30, 2024
Pros: Amazon offers a competitive salary.
Cons: They skimp out on benefits.
Health insurance coverage is pretty minimal.
Work culture in most orgs is pretty toxic. Managers often give preference to employees who spend 10+ hours physically at the office. A lot of managers don't know how to measure productivity of SDEs, since they don't themselves have much SDE experience.
- 4.0Good pay with bureaucratic challenges to cultureSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeSanta Monica, CASeptember 9, 2026Pros: There was good pay. You can manage a work-life balance most of the time.Cons: It no longer has a day-1 culture. There are layers of bureaucracies everywhere.
- 4.0Good culture and positive environmentSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaApril 18, 2023Pros: - Working schedule is awesome, and most of the team works on a per-objective basis. - The culture is very positive. You are encouraged to speak your mind and not to compete with your peers.Cons: - Depending on the team, the kind of things you will work on are tedious and repetitive. - Compensation is not that good when you compare it with other locations.
- 2.0Good place for Fresh Grads or Senior ManagementSoftware Development Engineer II • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesJuly 30, 2024Pros: Amazon offers a competitive salary.Cons: They skimp out on benefits. Health insurance coverage is pretty minimal. Work culture in most orgs is pretty toxic. Managers often give preference to employees who spend 10+ hours physically at the office. A lot of managers don't know how to measure productivity of SDEs, since they don't themselves have much SDE experience.
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