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Software Engineer Interview Experience

October 4, 2021
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The hiring event was well organized and went smoothly. They even gave an allowance for lunch, even though everything is virtual these days.

They used Amazon Chime to interview candidates. However, their code pad didn't have the capacity to run the code and compile.

Questions

Design a chess board.

Calculate the maximum area in a histogram given an array of heights.

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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.

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