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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II Interview Experience

March 1, 2025
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

  • Tech Screen: Automated HackerRank problems.

  • Unsettling chat with an internal recruiter who seemed to have access to extensive personal data. He pretended to have gained this information simply through my interview, but it seemed he may have been drawing upon conversations at other companies from long ago, possibly deleted social media accounts, and other sources.

  • Virtual Onsite:

    • Instead of a single round with a manager asking all the "behavioral" questions, every round started with multiple "behavioral" questions of the most confrontational, negative variety. This continued until only 15-20 minutes remained, at which point they switched gears and asked a hard or medium LeetCode question or architectural design problem.
    • The manager actually seemed nice and asked reasonable questions by comparison, but then was very evasive about divulging any information about the team that I could use to determine if I would like to work with them.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 124 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) II role in United States.

Success Rate

10%
Pass Rate

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

Experience Rating

Positive42%
Neutral43%
Negative15%

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

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