Process
It was a one-hour screening of predominantly technical questions, including data structures and algorithm problems. These involved listing the algorithmic complexity of various structure operations and writing pseudocode for an approximately LeetCode-medium level question.
Questions
What is the runtime for various operations, such as insertion, for a binary tree?
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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
Giant company is giant
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
March 22, 2022
Pros: High ceiling if you don't care about work/life balance. Lots of smart coworkers. Amazon stock is good.
Cons: Many decisions will be made way above your head and handed down by diktat. Hope you are okay with “that's how we do it here” as a justification for technical decisions.
You will be expected to wake up in the middle of the night to solve problems other people created.
Engineers don't receive the same benefits as other big tech companies:
* No free food
* No gym or other lifestyle perks
* No discounts
* Limited assistance with parking, etc.
It is hard to get noticed for promotion unless you push to one-up your teammates.
4.0
Great Learning, No Balance
Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 27, 2022
Pros: You'll learn a lot & meet great people.
Cons: No work-life balance, ambiguous codebase.
5.0
Great Place, No Complaints
Software Engineer • Current Employee
January 29, 2022
Pros: Great place to work with.
Cons: Nothing but as such here.
- 3.0Giant company is giantSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeBoston, Massachusetts, United StatesMarch 22, 2022Pros: High ceiling if you don't care about work/life balance. Lots of smart coworkers. Amazon stock is good.Cons: Many decisions will be made way above your head and handed down by diktat. Hope you are okay with “that's how we do it here” as a justification for technical decisions. You will be expected to wake up in the middle of the night to solve problems other people created. Engineers don't receive the same benefits as other big tech companies: * No free food * No gym or other lifestyle perks * No discounts * Limited assistance with parking, etc. It is hard to get noticed for promotion unless you push to one-up your teammates.
- 4.0Great Learning, No BalanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 27, 2022Pros: You'll learn a lot & meet great people.Cons: No work-life balance, ambiguous codebase.
- 5.0Great Place, No ComplaintsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJanuary 29, 2022Pros: Great place to work with.Cons: Nothing but as such here.
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