SWE New Grad Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
Process
I had three rounds of interviews.
Round 1: Entirely behavioral. The interviewer broke down every question into details, asking many follow-ups, such as how much time each step of a past project took. Very detail-oriented.
Rounds 2 & 3: Focused mainly on coding (medium difficulty problems, typical data structures/algorithms). Both rounds also included behavioral questions.
Questions
Behavioral: Tied to Amazon’s Leadership Principles.
Coding: Graph problem (medium difficulty, BFS/DFS with constraints), system design.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 10 interview experiences for the Amazon SWE New Grad role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
Amazon's interview process for their SWE New Grad roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having good feelings for Amazon's SWE New Grad interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Amazon Work Experiences
- 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.
- 3.0Tough Projects, But Forced RtoSWE New Grad • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 13, 2025Pros: A relevant, ambitious, and difficult project that will help push you.Cons: 5 days return to office
- 1.0Great Resources, Toxic CultureSWE New Grad • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 6, 2023Pros: Good benefits. Good resources. High learning curve.Cons: Toxic culture, no development provided.
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