SWE New Grad Interview Experience - San Jose, California
October 1, 2024
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I completed an online assessment consisting of medium and hard questions, followed by a workstyle assessment.
This was followed by three virtual interview rounds, including a mix of behavioral and technical questions.
Unfortunately, I received a rejection notice six business days later.
Questions
Graph question, low-level system design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Amazon SWE New Grad role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Amazon's interview process for their SWE New Grad roles in San Jose, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral0%
Negative100%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Amazon's SWE New Grad interview process in San Jose, California.
Amazon Work Experiences
5.0
Good Team, Layoff Concerns
SWE New Grad • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 17, 2023
Pros: Good team. The salary is not bad.
Cons: Pip. Lay off and so on.
3.0
It's Just Okay
SWE New Grad • Current Employee
July 9, 2024
Pros: It's an okay place to work.
Cons: It's just okay; it's fine.
1.0
Join at your own risk
SWE New Grad • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 3, 2024
Pros: Competitive pay, good engineers, and opportunities to learn a lot.
Cons: Company does not appreciate employees.
You will pretty much be stuck at the starting base salary.
Promotion is left up to the manager.
If the manager wants to promote you, you can get promoted from L4 to L5 in 15 months, but otherwise, they can keep you at L4 for more than 3 years.
No benefits to begin with.
Recently, they cut down on coffee.
- 5.0Good Team, Layoff ConcernsSWE New Grad • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 17, 2023Pros: Good team. The salary is not bad.Cons: Pip. Lay off and so on.
- 3.0It's Just OkaySWE New Grad • Current EmployeeJuly 9, 2024Pros: It's an okay place to work.Cons: It's just okay; it's fine.
- 1.0Join at your own riskSWE New Grad • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 3, 2024Pros: Competitive pay, good engineers, and opportunities to learn a lot.Cons: Company does not appreciate employees. You will pretty much be stuck at the starting base salary. Promotion is left up to the manager. If the manager wants to promote you, you can get promoted from L4 to L5 in 15 months, but otherwise, they can keep you at L4 for more than 3 years. No benefits to begin with. Recently, they cut down on coffee.
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