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Software Development Engineer (SDE) I Interview Experience - Canada

May 10, 2022

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The first stage was an online assessment that involved two coding questions, explanations for your solutions, and workstyle multiple-choice questions.

After that, there was a phone interview with a senior engineer from Amazon. This interview included a coding question and behavioral questions related to Amazon's Leadership Principles.

The final round was a virtual onsite interview with multiple members of the team. This also involved behavioral questions based on Amazon's 14 Leadership Principles, along with coding questions.

Questions

Cannot say due to NDA.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) I role in Canada.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) I roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive60%

Neutral40%

Negative0%

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

Amazon Work Experiences

Good Comp, Bad Politics

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Former Employee

August 14, 2022

Pros: Decent manga comp. Some teams are good, but YMMV. Some stimulating problems to be solved.

Cons: Workplace politics determining your career progression. Cult-like leadership principles that you can arbitrarily manipulate to further your own goals. On-call/labor demands outside of 9-5. Often limited by bureaucracy and meetings. It's very possible for you to be pressured into work, and that work to be discarded by the company entirely.

Good Comp, Bad Politics

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Former Employee

August 14, 2022

Pros: Decent manga comp. Some teams are good, but YMMV. Some stimulating problems to be solved.

Cons: Workplace politics determining your career progression. Cult-like leadership principles that you can arbitrarily manipulate to further your own goals. On-call/labor demands outside of 9-5. Often limited by bureaucracy and meetings. It's very possible for you to be pressured into work, and that work to be discarded by the company entirely.

Very good company.

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Pros: Super intelligent team and collaborative staff

Cons: No cons, good company and salary.

Very good company.

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Pros: Super intelligent team and collaborative staff

Cons: No cons, good company and salary.

SDEI At Amazon

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Former Employee

Pros: - Opportunity to learn the best standards in the industry - Hands-on AWS learning - Strong push to grow as an engineer

Cons: - Chaotic environment caused by layoffs - Terrible mismanagement of resources by S-Team - Corporate leadership is terrible

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Former Employee

Pros: - Opportunity to learn the best standards in the industry - Hands-on AWS learning - Strong push to grow as an engineer

Cons: - Chaotic environment caused by layoffs - Terrible mismanagement of resources by S-Team - Corporate leadership is terrible

Good Comp, Bad Politics

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Former Employee

August 14, 2022

Pros: Decent manga comp. Some teams are good, but YMMV. Some stimulating problems to be solved.

Cons: Workplace politics determining your career progression. Cult-like leadership principles that you can arbitrarily manipulate to further your own goals. On-call/labor demands outside of 9-5. Often limited by bureaucracy and meetings. It's very possible for you to be pressured into work, and that work to be discarded by the company entirely.

3.0
Good Comp, Bad Politics
Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Former Employee
August 14, 2022
Pros: Decent manga comp. Some teams are good, but YMMV. Some stimulating problems to be solved.
Cons: Workplace politics determining your career progression. Cult-like leadership principles that you can arbitrarily manipulate to further your own goals. On-call/labor demands outside of 9-5. Often limited by bureaucracy and meetings. It's very possible for you to be pressured into work, and that work to be discarded by the company entirely.

Very good company.

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Current Employee

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Pros: Super intelligent team and collaborative staff

Cons: No cons, good company and salary.

5.0
Very good company.
Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Current Employee
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
August 9, 2024
Pros: Super intelligent team and collaborative staff
Cons: No cons, good company and salary.

SDEI At Amazon

Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Former Employee

Pros: - Opportunity to learn the best standards in the industry - Hands-on AWS learning - Strong push to grow as an engineer

Cons: - Chaotic environment caused by layoffs - Terrible mismanagement of resources by S-Team - Corporate leadership is terrible

3.0
SDEI At Amazon
Software Development Engineer (SDE) I • Former Employee
March 24, 2023
Pros: - Opportunity to learn the best standards in the industry - Hands-on AWS learning - Strong push to grow as an engineer
Cons: - Chaotic environment caused by layoffs - Terrible mismanagement of resources by S-Team - Corporate leadership is terrible

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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