Amazon

Software Engineer Interview Experience

July 25, 2024

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received an email about an interview.

I went in and solved a coding problem but did not receive an offer.

They were very nice and friendly.

Questions

They asked coding challenges, which is expected.

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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

Amazing workplace, great job

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Pros: You have lots of great coworkers. The pay is nice. You get to learn a lot. Amazon is a good company to work for. You get to meet a lot of great, intelligent people. While the job is stressful, it's worth it.

Cons: Sometimes long, unpredictable hours. Sometimes hard to balance family and friends with work. Prioritizing what is most important to me. Coworkers can be stubborn at times, but only because everyone is intelligent and thinks in different ways.

Amazing workplace, great job

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Pros: You have lots of great coworkers. The pay is nice. You get to learn a lot. Amazon is a good company to work for. You get to meet a lot of great, intelligent people. While the job is stressful, it's worth it.

Cons: Sometimes long, unpredictable hours. Sometimes hard to balance family and friends with work. Prioritizing what is most important to me. Coworkers can be stubborn at times, but only because everyone is intelligent and thinks in different ways.

Good Pay, Lacking Benefits

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: The salary is pretty good.

Cons: The benefits are very lacking in comparison with other companies.

Good Pay, Lacking Benefits

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: The salary is pretty good.

Cons: The benefits are very lacking in comparison with other companies.

Fast deadlines, good intentions, poor execution

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

February 16, 2022

Pros: Interesting problems if you can find the right team, and there are a lot of teams.

Cons: Felt like the only thing prioritized was the company's bottom line. The career development process was not supportive.

Fast deadlines, good intentions, poor execution

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

February 16, 2022

Pros: Interesting problems if you can find the right team, and there are a lot of teams.

Cons: Felt like the only thing prioritized was the company's bottom line. The career development process was not supportive.

Amazing workplace, great job

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Pros: You have lots of great coworkers. The pay is nice. You get to learn a lot. Amazon is a good company to work for. You get to meet a lot of great, intelligent people. While the job is stressful, it's worth it.

Cons: Sometimes long, unpredictable hours. Sometimes hard to balance family and friends with work. Prioritizing what is most important to me. Coworkers can be stubborn at times, but only because everyone is intelligent and thinks in different ways.

4.0
Amazing workplace, great job
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
March 7, 2014
Pros: You have lots of great coworkers. The pay is nice. You get to learn a lot. Amazon is a good company to work for. You get to meet a lot of great, intelligent people. While the job is stressful, it's worth it.
Cons: Sometimes long, unpredictable hours. Sometimes hard to balance family and friends with work. Prioritizing what is most important to me. Coworkers can be stubborn at times, but only because everyone is intelligent and thinks in different ways.

Good Pay, Lacking Benefits

Software Engineer • Former Employee

Pros: The salary is pretty good.

Cons: The benefits are very lacking in comparison with other companies.

3.0
Good Pay, Lacking Benefits
Software Engineer • Former Employee
July 7, 2023
Pros: The salary is pretty good.
Cons: The benefits are very lacking in comparison with other companies.

Fast deadlines, good intentions, poor execution

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

February 16, 2022

Pros: Interesting problems if you can find the right team, and there are a lot of teams.

Cons: Felt like the only thing prioritized was the company's bottom line. The career development process was not supportive.

3.0
Fast deadlines, good intentions, poor execution
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
February 16, 2022
Pros: Interesting problems if you can find the right team, and there are a lot of teams.
Cons: Felt like the only thing prioritized was the company's bottom line. The career development process was not supportive.

Amazon Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Reorganize String

Rearrange the characters in a given string such that no two adjacent characters are the same. If such an arrangement is possible, return it; otherwise, return an empty string.

StringsGreedy AlgorithmsArrays

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