You always hear the horror stories about how insane Amazon can be for a software developer. I can't speak for the whole company, but my current team has been pretty relaxed overall. The job isn't easy, but I still only clock in 40-45 hours a week. It's a great place to grow as a developer.
It's not easy, but to be honest, for how much they pay you, it's not surprising. The work isn't overbearing, but it is there.
Application Timeline – New Grad SDE 1 June 5, 2025 – Submitted application for the New Grad SDE 1 position. June 19, 2025 – Received coding assessment consisting of two Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA) questions on HackerRank. July 1, 2025 – Rec
1 phone interview and 3 interviews in the interview loop. All interviewers were very friendly and kind. Interesting conversations and follow-up questions were exchanged. The interview structure included: * 1 fully technical interview * 1 full
Round 1: OA. Cleared in November 2024. No word until February 2025 when I was told I was scheduled for interviews. A week later, they wrote back stating that email was sent "by mistake" and should not be considered. Another recruiter reached out in
Application Timeline – New Grad SDE 1 June 5, 2025 – Submitted application for the New Grad SDE 1 position. June 19, 2025 – Received coding assessment consisting of two Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA) questions on HackerRank. July 1, 2025 – Rec
1 phone interview and 3 interviews in the interview loop. All interviewers were very friendly and kind. Interesting conversations and follow-up questions were exchanged. The interview structure included: * 1 fully technical interview * 1 full
Round 1: OA. Cleared in November 2024. No word until February 2025 when I was told I was scheduled for interviews. A week later, they wrote back stating that email was sent "by mistake" and should not be considered. Another recruiter reached out in