Process
Phone screen, 5 1-hour interviews for loop.
Each hour was dedicated to 2 LPs. System design was more collaborative than I anticipated, which was a pleasant surprise. The phone screen mostly focused on my previous experiences.
Questions
Standard LP-based scenarios; system design was the actual system the team owns.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 47 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Development Manager role.
Success Rate
21%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Development Manager roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive60%
Neutral21%
Negative19%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Development Manager interview process.
Amazon Work Experiences
4.0
It can be a great place to work, if you're in the right team
Software Development Manager • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
December 26, 2020
Pros: Lots of internal opportunities to switch teams and own your career.
Great learning opportunities given its scale and complexity.
Cons: - Pay and benefits seem lower than market.
- Can be tough for new hires (a lot to learn at first).
5.0
Customer-first, But Growing Fast
Software Development Manager • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
December 14, 2017
Pros: Extremely customer-focused, high technical bar.
Cons: Growing too fast, 80% of employees have less than 2 years in the company.
2.0
Burn and churn isn't good!
Software Development Manager • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 2, 2008
Pros: You work with some really good people. You work on large-scale problems and can learn a lot about distributed systems.
There's a lot of good automated infrastructure to help you get your job done.
Cons: There's a definite work-life balance conflict. Standard practice seems to lean toward over-hiring for positions with duties inappropriate for backgrounds.
Infrastructure isn't complete. While there's great infrastructure for build/deploy, the complications of the systems cause lots of development down-time and a lot of home-grown, in-team solutions. Given the high requirements on individual teams, the amount of team-to-team sharing is pretty small.
- 4.0It can be a great place to work, if you're in the right teamSoftware Development Manager • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesDecember 26, 2020Pros: Lots of internal opportunities to switch teams and own your career. Great learning opportunities given its scale and complexity.Cons: - Pay and benefits seem lower than market. - Can be tough for new hires (a lot to learn at first).
- 5.0Customer-first, But Growing FastSoftware Development Manager • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesDecember 14, 2017Pros: Extremely customer-focused, high technical bar.Cons: Growing too fast, 80% of employees have less than 2 years in the company.
- 2.0Burn and churn isn't good!Software Development Manager • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 2, 2008Pros: You work with some really good people. You work on large-scale problems and can learn a lot about distributed systems. There's a lot of good automated infrastructure to help you get your job done.Cons: There's a definite work-life balance conflict. Standard practice seems to lean toward over-hiring for positions with duties inappropriate for backgrounds. Infrastructure isn't complete. While there's great infrastructure for build/deploy, the complications of the systems cause lots of development down-time and a lot of home-grown, in-team solutions. Given the high requirements on individual teams, the amount of team-to-team sharing is pretty small.
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