Amazon

Software Engineer II Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington

March 1, 2024

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Process:

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Phone Interview
Interview Loop

I was scheduled for the interview loop, but a few days later the recruiter told me the position was put on hold. The recruiter said they would get back to me, but did not. I tried to email my recruiter for updates, but was met with silence. Overall, it was a waste of time and effort.

Questions

The interviewer asked LeetCode-styled questions.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 16 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Engineer II role in Seattle, Washington.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Software Engineer II roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive19%

Neutral50%

Negative31%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Amazon's Software Engineer II interview process in Seattle, Washington.

Amazon Work Experiences

Avoid if you can

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: You will never get bored, and there is sometimes interesting work.

Cons: - Rude managers - Not enough investment in tools to make developers productive - Leadership is not transparent - Very top-down style of leadership - Toxic culture where everyone is working long nights and weekends on a regular basis, and managers not only care but encourage it. - Lack of diversity

Avoid if you can

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: You will never get bored, and there is sometimes interesting work.

Cons: - Rude managers - Not enough investment in tools to make developers productive - Leadership is not transparent - Very top-down style of leadership - Toxic culture where everyone is working long nights and weekends on a regular basis, and managers not only care but encourage it. - Lack of diversity

Good pay, but not worth it

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

November 17, 2025

Pros: The pay is high, I guess.

Cons: You will hate the job and yourself in short order. Management is incompetent and constantly changing. Priorities change on a whim and never include operational support. Interaction with other teams is constant fights because all teams have competing priorities with no proper multiteam planning mechanisms. The whole tech stack is a house of cards that is falling apart at the seams as we speak. The company culture will bring out the worst in both you and your teammates.

Good pay, but not worth it

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

November 17, 2025

Pros: The pay is high, I guess.

Cons: You will hate the job and yourself in short order. Management is incompetent and constantly changing. Priorities change on a whim and never include operational support. Interaction with other teams is constant fights because all teams have competing priorities with no proper multiteam planning mechanisms. The whole tech stack is a house of cards that is falling apart at the seams as we speak. The company culture will bring out the worst in both you and your teammates.

Good for new grads

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Learned a lot in a short time. AWS tech is useful in the industry.

Cons: Underpaid, little benefits, and more work hours.

Good for new grads

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Learned a lot in a short time. AWS tech is useful in the industry.

Cons: Underpaid, little benefits, and more work hours.

Avoid if you can

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: You will never get bored, and there is sometimes interesting work.

Cons: - Rude managers - Not enough investment in tools to make developers productive - Leadership is not transparent - Very top-down style of leadership - Toxic culture where everyone is working long nights and weekends on a regular basis, and managers not only care but encourage it. - Lack of diversity

2.0
Avoid if you can
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
July 23, 2024
Pros: You will never get bored, and there is sometimes interesting work.
Cons: - Rude managers - Not enough investment in tools to make developers productive - Leadership is not transparent - Very top-down style of leadership - Toxic culture where everyone is working long nights and weekends on a regular basis, and managers not only care but encourage it. - Lack of diversity

Good pay, but not worth it

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

November 17, 2025

Pros: The pay is high, I guess.

Cons: You will hate the job and yourself in short order. Management is incompetent and constantly changing. Priorities change on a whim and never include operational support. Interaction with other teams is constant fights because all teams have competing priorities with no proper multiteam planning mechanisms. The whole tech stack is a house of cards that is falling apart at the seams as we speak. The company culture will bring out the worst in both you and your teammates.

2.0
Good pay, but not worth it
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 17, 2025
Pros: The pay is high, I guess.
Cons: You will hate the job and yourself in short order. Management is incompetent and constantly changing. Priorities change on a whim and never include operational support. Interaction with other teams is constant fights because all teams have competing priorities with no proper multiteam planning mechanisms. The whole tech stack is a house of cards that is falling apart at the seams as we speak. The company culture will bring out the worst in both you and your teammates.

Good for new grads

Software Engineer II • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Learned a lot in a short time. AWS tech is useful in the industry.

Cons: Underpaid, little benefits, and more work hours.

4.0
Good for new grads
Software Engineer II • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 14, 2021
Pros: Learned a lot in a short time. AWS tech is useful in the industry.
Cons: Underpaid, little benefits, and more work hours.

Amazon Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Reorganize String

Rearrange the characters in a given string such that no two adjacent characters are the same. If such an arrangement is possible, return it; otherwise, return an empty string.

StringsGreedy AlgorithmsArrays

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