Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
May 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Online assessments on LeetCode questions, including binary search, merge sort, etc.
Received LeetCode easy and medium questions, and behavioral questions.
Virtual interview went okay. Asked for hints during problem-solving.
Questions
Walk me through one of your projects.
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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 Team, Not For Lazy
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 16, 2024
Pros: My personal experience with Amazon workers has been excellent.
Cons: Not recommended for lazy people.
2.0
Great Learning, Overwhelming Expectations
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
September 26, 2015
Pros: Great place to learn and great people. There's a large amount of different projects, so you can tap into a huge amount of knowledge.
Cons: On-call duties include replying to tickets on your shift within 15 minutes. Almost every team has some kind of on-call rotation.
You're expected to do more than your job. You should be able to work as a Product Manager and Technical Product Manager, and handle all communications with other teams, being upstream or downstream dependencies.
1.0
Senior management is terrible and doesn't show respect to the developers
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 17, 2017
Pros: It's true that working at Amazon will make you grow fast and learn a lot of stuff.
Cons: Some senior management is terrible, and they don't care for the developers.
- 5.0Great Team, Not For LazySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 16, 2024Pros: My personal experience with Amazon workers has been excellent.Cons: Not recommended for lazy people.
- 2.0Great Learning, Overwhelming ExpectationsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesSeptember 26, 2015Pros: Great place to learn and great people. There's a large amount of different projects, so you can tap into a huge amount of knowledge.Cons: On-call duties include replying to tickets on your shift within 15 minutes. Almost every team has some kind of on-call rotation. You're expected to do more than your job. You should be able to work as a Product Manager and Technical Product Manager, and handle all communications with other teams, being upstream or downstream dependencies.
- 1.0Senior management is terrible and doesn't show respect to the developersSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 17, 2017Pros: It's true that working at Amazon will make you grow fast and learn a lot of stuff.Cons: Some senior management is terrible, and they don't care for the developers.
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