Software Development Engineer (SDE1) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
Applied to SDE1 2025 position in January 2025. Received OA in June. Received interview survey in late August. Gave interview in the first week of September. Received interview result (Waitlist) in the third week of September. Haven't received an offer yet.
Loop interview: 3 rounds
- 1st round: Coding (DSA)
- 2nd round: OOP design + 2-3 leadership principle questions
- 3rd round: Bar raiser - tested 3-4 leadership principles (asked many follow-up questions)
Questions
Coding question topics:
- Disjoint set union questions
- Hashmaps
- Sliding windows
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
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Amazon Work Experiences
- 5.0Fast Learning, Weekend WorkSoftware Development Engineer (SDE1) • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 13, 2025Pros: Fast pace, but get to learn about lots of new things.Cons: Hard work, sometimes on weekends.
- 4.0Cool Projects, Intense PressureSoftware Development Engineer (SDE1) • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 20, 2025Pros: - Cool projects to work onCons: - Extremely high-pressure work environment
- 4.0Pros and consSoftware Development Engineer (SDE1) • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 2, 2025Pros: Learn a lot from people around.Cons: A bit stressful sometimes.
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