Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
August 1, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied online on June 5th.
Received OA on July 14th.
Completed OA in a week, then scheduled VO in August. The interview was three rounds, and each round contained behavioral and coding questions. The last round included OOD and BQ. The process was pretty long, but the interviewers were very friendly.
Questions
Design a restaurant registration.
Find the shortest path through a 2D grid.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 267 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
13%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral37%
Negative9%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Amazon Work Experiences
5.0
Great Environment, No Free Lunch
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
December 22, 2020
Pros: Great working environment, flexible hours.
Cons: No free lunch for employees
4.0
Great for career development
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 18, 2024
Pros: Engineering here is top notch.
Cons: Work-life balance might be a bit out of control.
2.0
Innovative But Sinking Talent
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 1, 2018
Pros: Focusing on the customer brings out the best innovation.
Fast-paced for the size of the company, with fewer processes to bother about.
New ideas and experiments.
Cons: As the company grew, the talent level started dwindling. The average talent is abysmally low for its reputation.
In a rush to hire, lots of ICs were promoted to middle management without any gauging of their management skills.
Lots of managers were hired who are not accustomed to the 14 leadership principles of the company, which are the pillars of Amazon's success. There is no attempt to run an orientation for these managers to align themselves with the leadership principles.
Candid feedback results in backlash instead of verifying the feedback.
- 5.0Great Environment, No Free LunchSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesDecember 22, 2020Pros: Great working environment, flexible hours.Cons: No free lunch for employees
- 4.0Great for career developmentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 18, 2024Pros: Engineering here is top notch.Cons: Work-life balance might be a bit out of control.
- 2.0Innovative But Sinking TalentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2018Pros: Focusing on the customer brings out the best innovation. Fast-paced for the size of the company, with fewer processes to bother about. New ideas and experiments.Cons: As the company grew, the talent level started dwindling. The average talent is abysmally low for its reputation. In a rush to hire, lots of ICs were promoted to middle management without any gauging of their management skills. Lots of managers were hired who are not accustomed to the 14 leadership principles of the company, which are the pillars of Amazon's success. There is no attempt to run an orientation for these managers to align themselves with the leadership principles. Candid feedback results in backlash instead of verifying the feedback.
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