Process
I had an initial screening, which consisted of two HackerRank questions. I passed those and then had the on-site interview (which was remote).
I had a total of four meetings in one day:
- Three technical interviews
- One design interview with a manager
All four interviews included "Leadership Principle" questions. The technical questions were not bad. The hardest part is the Leadership Principles.
They make it sound like everyone at Amazon knows the Leadership Principles by heart and lives and breathes by them. If you don’t have much experience (I had three years), good luck answering the Leadership Principle questions! They expect every answer to be about super complex problems or projects.
Questions
Design question about a parking garage.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1,213 interview experiences for the Amazon Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Amazon Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Pay, Meaningful WorkSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMoville, Iowa, United StatesFebruary 11, 2022Pros: Amazing job. Does great pay. Great, meaningful work.Cons: There really are none. This is a great team.
- 4.0Not as scary as it soundsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNovember 1, 2021Pros: * Working at scale on interesting tech * Smart and ambitious coworkers * Work culture much healthier than expected, decent WLBCons: A very corporate environment; things move slowly, and reorgs happen often. The pay is good, but not as competitive as at other FAANGs in London.
- 4.0Good Pay, Poor BalanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeVancouver, British Columbia, CanadaFebruary 17, 2023Pros: Good pay for senior engineers.Cons: Not good work-life balance.
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