Great company. Growth opportunities for Individual Contributors could be better
Great company. Growth opportunities for Individual Contributors could be better
Challenging and impactful projects in a fast-paced environment with smart colleagues. The Berlin office has amazing teams across orgs and bright young people. WLB in Berlin is good too (28 days of PTO).
Doesn't pay as much as competitors for the same caliber of work. Amazon rides on stock price; they avoid giving refreshers (so tenure is not properly rewarded) because the stock price is always going up.
Career growth paths for individual contributors are quite limited. Amazon does not reward tenure and minimizes benefits, with the argument being 'look at the stock price'. External hires get the best incentives to join, usually at the top salary band. Refreshers are rare and hard to get, conditional on high performance, unlike in other tech companies where most people get them.
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Software Development Engineer-II
I had one phone screen and 4 additional remote interviews for my 'loop'. They were all pretty much the same, with a technical question and behaviorals. 3 of the 5 interviewers were very nice and enjoyable to interview with, while 2 of them were unhel
SWE New Grad
I was greeted by the interviewer and asked to follow a link, which led me to a page where I would solve a LeetCode question, as the interviewer was watching me.
Software Engineer - Intern
Leadership principles, then a well-known DP problem, followed by a small variation on that problem. Did well on those, and then got a third question similar to LC 460. Time was up before I could implement the solution fully, but the interviewer did n
Software Development Engineer-II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2025I had one phone screen and 4 additional remote interviews for my 'loop'. They were all pretty much the same, with a technical question and behaviorals. 3 of the 5 interviewers were very nice and enjoyable to interview with, while 2 of them were unhel
SWE New Grad
Berlin, Berlin, GermanyMay 1, 2025I was greeted by the interviewer and asked to follow a link, which led me to a page where I would solve a LeetCode question, as the interviewer was watching me.
Software Engineer - Intern
Berlin, Berlin, GermanyDecember 12, 2025Leadership principles, then a well-known DP problem, followed by a small variation on that problem. Did well on those, and then got a third question similar to LC 460. Time was up before I could implement the solution fully, but the interviewer did n
