Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
June 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first round consisted of two coding assessment questions.
The final round involved four one-hour interviews. Each interview included 30 minutes of behavioral questions and 30 minutes of technical questions.
Study materials are provided by the recruiters.
Questions
Design a least recently used (LRU) cache.
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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
4.0
Many opportunities for new graduates
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 4, 2021
Pros: Many openings for all-level engineers, especially friendly to new graduates. Work within AWS architecture where you can learn a lot.
Cons: Work-life balance is bad in many teams, and managers always push you to deliver.
2.0
Customer Focus, Brutal Culture
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 11, 2013
Pros: The company is very customer-centric and tries to do the right thing for the customer.
If you find the right manager and mentor, you can build a good, rewarding career here. The key is the right manager and mentor.
Amazon is not a bad stepping stone to other companies where you can grow technically.
Cons: The work culture is brutal here. Sub-standard hardware, open rooms with lots of noise and chaos make it hard to get any work done. Everyday seems like a fire drill. To add to that, middle management has no clue and is running around like chickens without heads. Managers have no vested interest in nurturing and developing their employees. You basically have to fend for yourself.
4.0
Too much change
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
December 21, 2017
Pros: Work has a great impact.
Challenges:
* People with sharing minds
Cons: Operations changes all the time.
Reorging all the time.
People stay around very shortly.
Operations load.
Requirements change all the time.
- 4.0Many opportunities for new graduatesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 4, 2021Pros: Many openings for all-level engineers, especially friendly to new graduates. Work within AWS architecture where you can learn a lot.Cons: Work-life balance is bad in many teams, and managers always push you to deliver.
- 2.0Customer Focus, Brutal CultureSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 11, 2013Pros: The company is very customer-centric and tries to do the right thing for the customer. If you find the right manager and mentor, you can build a good, rewarding career here. The key is the right manager and mentor. Amazon is not a bad stepping stone to other companies where you can grow technically.Cons: The work culture is brutal here. Sub-standard hardware, open rooms with lots of noise and chaos make it hard to get any work done. Everyday seems like a fire drill. To add to that, middle management has no clue and is running around like chickens without heads. Managers have no vested interest in nurturing and developing their employees. You basically have to fend for yourself.
- 4.0Too much changeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesDecember 21, 2017Pros: Work has a great impact. Challenges: * People with sharing mindsCons: Operations changes all the time. Reorging all the time. People stay around very shortly. Operations load. Requirements change all the time.
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