Process
Questionnaire. Several calls with the recruiter to help prepare for interviews.
- Phone screen
- Technical interview
Followed by an "in-person" virtual interview day with two back-to-back technical interviews using live code, followed by two back-to-back interviews: one architecture and one with a business person.
Questions
Which of the 12 leadership principles would you say doesn't really make sense?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 180 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
6%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive46%
Neutral37%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Engineer interview process in Canada.
Amazon Work Experiences
1.0
Bad work-life culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
May 31, 2022
Pros: Bananas
There are no perks apart from free bananas.
Cons: No work-life balance.
Managers are not very great.
There are no perks in the company.
People are treated like robots.
4.0
Great place for new grads
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
April 12, 2022
Pros: New technology.
Great career growth.
Cons: Heavy on-call for some teams.
2.0
High quota to PIP, benefit not great
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 14, 2021
Pros: Move fast and can learn public cloud technologies.
Amazon almost never lays off and is always hiring, thanks to their PIP system.
Cons: High URA quota. In my org, 16% quota is used to put employees on a dev list, which is a prelude to a performance improvement plan (PIP). 6% of employees were put directly into PIVOT as a PIP for one month. As a result, 10% of employees will be fired each year.
Amazon is the only place I've worked where teammates discuss PIPs publicly and complain about company benefits from day one.
Employees cannot vest 401k if they leave without long tenure.
- 1.0Bad work-life cultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 31, 2022Pros: Bananas There are no perks apart from free bananas.Cons: No work-life balance. Managers are not very great. There are no perks in the company. People are treated like robots.
- 4.0Great place for new gradsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaApril 12, 2022Pros: New technology. Great career growth.Cons: Heavy on-call for some teams.
- 2.0High quota to PIP, benefit not greatSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 14, 2021Pros: Move fast and can learn public cloud technologies. Amazon almost never lays off and is always hiring, thanks to their PIP system.Cons: High URA quota. In my org, 16% quota is used to put employees on a dev list, which is a prelude to a performance improvement plan (PIP). 6% of employees were put directly into PIVOT as a PIP for one month. As a result, 10% of employees will be fired each year. Amazon is the only place I've worked where teammates discuss PIPs publicly and complain about company benefits from day one. Employees cannot vest 401k if they leave without long tenure.
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