Great company, great people, interesting projects
Great company, great people, interesting projects
Been at Amazon for 10+ years and can't say anything negative about the company.
There are plenty of different teams and projects to choose from (based on your interests), and the environment is very conducive to moving up in the career ladder.
Get to work with very smart people and learn something new on a daily basis.
Working on large-scale distributed systems is definitely challenging but also very rewarding when you see your system come to life and be used by millions of customers worldwide.
Taxes (in Canada).
Don't bother applying for a job in Toronto as a senior engineer; you'll just hand over half your paycheque to the government. Go to Amazon US instead!
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Senior Software Development Engineer
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. The interview consisted of three rounds: * First is the recruiter screen * Second is the 1 hour technical screening * Last is the final loop round of 5 interviews The technical screening consisted of: * 5
Senior Software Development Engineer
Typical Amazon procedure: a recruiter reaches out. This time, instead of just clicking the delete button, I was actually intrigued with the team: their LEO satellite group. I pretty much breezed through the HR interview, and then proceeded to the f
Senior Software Development Engineer
As usual, I went through the final loop and was told I might be a better fit as SDM. Then, I had to wait for 3 weeks for another mini loop for the SDM role. Eventually, I was told I was not a fit either. Total time spent was 2 months, with a negative
Senior Software Development Engineer
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAugust 1, 2026I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. The interview consisted of three rounds: * First is the recruiter screen * Second is the 1 hour technical screening * Last is the final loop round of 5 interviews The technical screening consisted of: * 5
Senior Software Development Engineer
United StatesJune 1, 2022Typical Amazon procedure: a recruiter reaches out. This time, instead of just clicking the delete button, I was actually intrigued with the team: their LEO satellite group. I pretty much breezed through the HR interview, and then proceeded to the f
Senior Software Development Engineer
London, United KingdomApril 1, 2022As usual, I went through the final loop and was told I might be a better fit as SDM. Then, I had to wait for 3 weeks for another mini loop for the SDM role. Eventually, I was told I was not a fit either. Total time spent was 2 months, with a negative
