Working at Amazon makes you miserable
Working at Amazon makes you miserable
Great start for new grads.
Cheap treatment of employees is good for stock.
Managers seem to like the manager-first culture.
Compensation mirage:
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80% of stock vests after 2 years (more than many people stay at the company).
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Amazon recalculates the value of your vesting shares (even if they were granted 2-3 years ago) each year and factors that into your "total compensation."
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Micromanagement.
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Software Engineers spend 80% of time on Dev-Ops.
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Health issues due to stress and intense deadlines.
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Software Development Engineer
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. Just LP behavioral and a leetcode medium. He asks various questions about your past experiences and then you go into a leetcode where they can also guide you. Easy process, smooth.
Software Development Engineer
Standard big tech interview. Questions were similar to those found on LeetCode, around medium difficulty. There was a significant emphasis on Amazon's leadership principles and behavioral questions. I was asked for specific scenarios where I had to
Software Development Engineer
The interviews were all online and rather relaxed. They included a few technical screens, followed by a final technical screen, which was slightly longer than the others.
Software Development Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United StatesFebruary 5, 2026I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. Just LP behavioral and a leetcode medium. He asks various questions about your past experiences and then you go into a leetcode where they can also guide you. Easy process, smooth.
Software Development Engineer
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJanuary 19, 2022Standard big tech interview. Questions were similar to those found on LeetCode, around medium difficulty. There was a significant emphasis on Amazon's leadership principles and behavioral questions. I was asked for specific scenarios where I had to
Software Development Engineer
United StatesMay 20, 2022The interviews were all online and rather relaxed. They included a few technical screens, followed by a final technical screen, which was slightly longer than the others.
