Process
The OA was difficult. Although I didn't pass, the on-site wasn't as hard as I expected. If you are good at normal interviews, study LeetCode as much as possible.
Questions
Why Amazon?
All of the Leadership Principles.
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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
9%
Pass 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
Positive47%
Neutral39%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Amazon Work Experiences
3.0
Good Pay, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
April 23, 2025
Pros: Good money.
Frequent team outings.
Cons: Long working hours,
micromanagement,
communication gap because the team was based in Seattle.
1.0
Good Pto, Awful Work-life
Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 13, 2022
Pros: PTO is good and vacation is good.
Cons: Work-life balance is awful.
2.0
Interesting work, frustrating experience
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
January 9, 2018
Pros: The subject matter to work on at the company is extremely interesting, and you have the opportunity to try innovative solutions to problems if you can back them up with data.
Cons: Working at Amazon is all about the dates. Once the dates are set, management is willing to cut any corner in order to meet them, which leads to technical debt, lots of legacy code, and tribal knowledge about shortcuts taken. Also, you must take personal responsibility for your work-life balance. You will always have too much work to do to have a reasonable balance, so set your own boundaries with management, or 50-hour weeks will quickly become 60.
- 3.0Good Pay, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaApril 23, 2025Pros: Good money. Frequent team outings.Cons: Long working hours, micromanagement, communication gap because the team was based in Seattle.
- 1.0Good Pto, Awful Work-lifeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 13, 2022Pros: PTO is good and vacation is good.Cons: Work-life balance is awful.
- 2.0Interesting work, frustrating experienceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJanuary 9, 2018Pros: The subject matter to work on at the company is extremely interesting, and you have the opportunity to try innovative solutions to problems if you can back them up with data.Cons: Working at Amazon is all about the dates. Once the dates are set, management is willing to cut any corner in order to meet them, which leads to technical debt, lots of legacy code, and tribal knowledge about shortcuts taken. Also, you must take personal responsibility for your work-life balance. You will always have too much work to do to have a reasonable balance, so set your own boundaries with management, or 50-hour weeks will quickly become 60.
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