Process
The final round consisted mainly of coding challenges and one behavioral interview.
The early interviews were easy.
The final round was six back-to-back interviews that were about an hour each, with a lunch break midday. It was rough.
Questions
LeetCode-style questions.
Behavioral questions.
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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
5.0
Great Pay, Annoying Typing
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 20, 2017
Pros: The pay is comparably high in most countries.
The market is (almost) not regulated at all.
Logistics is trivial:
You can ship your product(s) over the Internet.
Cons: You will notice slight, yet annoying, discomfort from small things, like typing. Buy a better keyboard.
Get something mechanical, but not too clicky, or your co-workers will plan some elaborate demise for you.
4.0
Good place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
May 18, 2022
Pros: Great learning about distributed systems and surrounded by good engineers.
Cons: On-call can be tough in specific teams.
4.0
Lots Of Learning, Project Dependent
Software Engineer • Former Employee
July 17, 2023
Pros: A lot of learning throughout the career.
Cons: Too much work depends on the project.
- 5.0Great Pay, Annoying TypingSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 20, 2017Pros: The pay is comparably high in most countries. The market is (almost) not regulated at all. Logistics is trivial: You can ship your product(s) over the Internet.Cons: You will notice slight, yet annoying, discomfort from small things, like typing. Buy a better keyboard. Get something mechanical, but not too clicky, or your co-workers will plan some elaborate demise for you.
- 4.0Good place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 18, 2022Pros: Great learning about distributed systems and surrounded by good engineers.Cons: On-call can be tough in specific teams.
- 4.0Lots Of Learning, Project DependentSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJuly 17, 2023Pros: A lot of learning throughout the career.Cons: Too much work depends on the project.
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