Software Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
September 28, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
There are 6 rounds in total.
The first round was online data structure, followed by system design.
Data structure focused mostly on trees and graphs.
System design was tough, with a focus on scalability and creating a large enterprise app.
Questions
Create an app that will be used by all employees across the company to book their seats.
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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
2.0
High quota to PIP, benefit not great
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
March 14, 2021
Pros: Move fast and can learn public cloud technologies.
Amazon almost never lays off and is always hiring, thanks to their PIP system.
Cons: High URA quota. In my org, 16% quota is used to put employees on a dev list, which is a prelude to a performance improvement plan (PIP). 6% of employees were put directly into PIVOT as a PIP for one month. As a result, 10% of employees will be fired each year.
Amazon is the only place I've worked where teammates discuss PIPs publicly and complain about company benefits from day one.
Employees cannot vest 401k if they leave without long tenure.
3.0
Good time to join
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 26, 2023
Pros: You learn a lot about cloud technologies.
Cons: You work a lot and you get paged a lot.
5.0
Great Perks, Little Impact
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
June 23, 2024
Pros: Good pay and lots of perks.
Cons: Not seeing a huge impact with your work.
- 2.0High quota to PIP, benefit not greatSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 14, 2021Pros: Move fast and can learn public cloud technologies. Amazon almost never lays off and is always hiring, thanks to their PIP system.Cons: High URA quota. In my org, 16% quota is used to put employees on a dev list, which is a prelude to a performance improvement plan (PIP). 6% of employees were put directly into PIVOT as a PIP for one month. As a result, 10% of employees will be fired each year. Amazon is the only place I've worked where teammates discuss PIPs publicly and complain about company benefits from day one. Employees cannot vest 401k if they leave without long tenure.
- 3.0Good time to joinSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 26, 2023Pros: You learn a lot about cloud technologies.Cons: You work a lot and you get paged a lot.
- 5.0Great Perks, Little ImpactSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJune 23, 2024Pros: Good pay and lots of perks.Cons: Not seeing a huge impact with your work.
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