Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
April 23, 2026
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Online Assessment and then a recruiter reached out to me.
Briefly asked me about projects and to walk through a LC type question. A few STAR questions at the end as well.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 93 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Engineer (Internship) role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
32%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Seattle, Washington is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral32%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Amazon Work Experiences
5.0
Great place to develop as an intern
Software Development Engineer Intern • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
August 30, 2018
Pros: Learned a lot on a really good team; I was never worked too hard.
Cons: The team is fairly quiet, not a ton of energy in the office.
2.0
Really depends on which team you join
Software Development Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 1, 2012
Pros: Work with lots of talented individuals on products that are used by millions of people.
Path for promotion as an individual contributor.
Cons: It's easy to get stuck doing something you don't like.
Managers like to micromanage.
On-call can be very frequent.
Hours can be very long.
Company is very frugal with perks.
Projects are frequently planned to force developers to work overtime to meet goals.
Managers can be too focused on looking like they are working hard instead of delivering results.
2.0
Great Engineers, Tough Culture
Software Development Engineer I Intern • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 20, 2015
Pros: Successful corporation.
Reliable build systems.
Top-notch engineers.
Fast-paced work environment.
Cons: Culture
No perks.
Older demographics of employees.
- 5.0Great place to develop as an internSoftware Development Engineer Intern • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 30, 2018Pros: Learned a lot on a really good team; I was never worked too hard.Cons: The team is fairly quiet, not a ton of energy in the office.
- 2.0Really depends on which team you joinSoftware Development Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 2012Pros: Work with lots of talented individuals on products that are used by millions of people. Path for promotion as an individual contributor.Cons: It's easy to get stuck doing something you don't like. Managers like to micromanage. On-call can be very frequent. Hours can be very long. Company is very frugal with perks. Projects are frequently planned to force developers to work overtime to meet goals. Managers can be too focused on looking like they are working hard instead of delivering results.
- 2.0Great Engineers, Tough CultureSoftware Development Engineer I Intern • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 20, 2015Pros: Successful corporation. Reliable build systems. Top-notch engineers. Fast-paced work environment.Cons: Culture No perks. Older demographics of employees.
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