Software Development Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
I received the Amazon assessment after applying for multiple Amazon jobs. This assessment includes two programming questions from HackerRank. I practiced with the sample tests.
I have practiced data structures such as stacks, arrays, strings, linked lists, queues, and hash tables. I also practiced sorting, searching, and recursive algorithms.
Additionally, there are two other assessments: one for system design and another for a survey.
Questions
In a system design question, I was asked which database to use for storing key-value pair data. The options were:
- MongoDB
- DynamoDB
- MySQL
- Postgres
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 56 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Amazon Work Experiences
- 2.0Amazon work experienceSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesApril 30, 2017Pros: 1. A lot of talented and nice teammates 2. Salary is goodCons: 1. The work environment is aggressive. 2. There is not enough coaching for new hires. 3. Management is bad.
- 4.0Fast-paced and challengingSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 29, 2017Pros: - Fast-paced work culture. - You get to work on the latest, cutting-edge technologies. - Your opinion matters and will be heard. - Great learning curve and enormous growth opportunities. - Startup kind of environment in most of the teams. - End-to-end understanding of the system.Cons: - Kind of less time for fun activities outside work. - Not many options in facilities like gym, cafeteria, etc.
- 4.0Good Learning ExperienceSoftware Development Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 26, 2020Pros: - Good developer tooling - Smart teammates - Might get to work on products with large scaleCons: - PIP culture - not enough transparency with management - felt I was competing
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