Software Development Engineer (SDE) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
March 1, 2025
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The recruiter was very engaging, and I had only a few weeks to practice for the interview loop.
I felt like I gave good responses because I wasn't mostly stuck when answering the technical and behavioral questions.
It wasn't too difficult for my level, but for some reason, they needed something more from me, which Amazon never really gives out.
Questions
- Regular Amazon Leadership Principles
- Creating a spell checker, which you can also add the ability to autocomplete.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 129 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer (SDE) role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
16%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer (SDE) roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive61%
Neutral29%
Negative9%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Engineer (SDE) interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Amazon Work Experiences
4.0
Learning Culture, Less Benefits
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 12, 2021
Pros: 1. Good learning
2. High pace culture
Cons: 1. Pip culture
2. Less benefits
1.0
Good company, lots of politics
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
April 18, 2021
Pros: Good tool infrastructure at work.
Cons: Bad HR policy at work.
5.0
Changing Org Culture
Software Development Engineer (SDE) • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
July 19, 2022
Pros: This may just be my personal experience, but my team has great WLB. I have heard of a friend of a friend that had a horrible experience at another location, but my team is very happy and our career advancement is taken seriously by my manager.
Cons: This can be a pro or a con, depending on your perspective. We ask a lot of engineers, so it may not be the best place to just cruise along. Each member of my team is starting to take on more responsibilities, such as being a leader in SCRUM, leader of OE, leader of deployments, and leader of documentation. If you just want to do your tasks and no more, you may see teammates being promoted before you.
- 4.0Learning Culture, Less BenefitsSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 12, 2021Pros: 1. Good learning 2. High pace cultureCons: 1. Pip culture 2. Less benefits
- 1.0Good company, lots of politicsSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 18, 2021Pros: Good tool infrastructure at work.Cons: Bad HR policy at work.
- 5.0Changing Org CultureSoftware Development Engineer (SDE) • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 19, 2022Pros: This may just be my personal experience, but my team has great WLB. I have heard of a friend of a friend that had a horrible experience at another location, but my team is very happy and our career advancement is taken seriously by my manager.Cons: This can be a pro or a con, depending on your perspective. We ask a lot of engineers, so it may not be the best place to just cruise along. Each member of my team is starting to take on more responsibilities, such as being a leader in SCRUM, leader of OE, leader of deployments, and leader of documentation. If you just want to do your tasks and no more, you may see teammates being promoted before you.
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