A place to start
A place to start
Amazon is a great entry place for engineers. A mix of some ability and some drive will get an entrant into full engineering exposure at a fast pace. Most of the direct software managers have engineering backgrounds, mostly as experienced engineers at the company. They don't just know about the technology but will have insight into relative teams too.
Management ability is completely random. Many do not have the training or ability to manage. The rise by force of will culture leads to a culture of "it's everyone's responsibility." Anyone with a certain level of competence must do everything. Organization makes no sense in that way.
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Software Development Engineer II
I was contacted by the recruiter on LinkedIn in October. I took an online assessment in January and cleared it. I received an invitation for an onsite interview in February. The interview was 4 hours long and involved speaking with different membe
Software Development Engineer II
I applied through a staffing agency. There were a total of 2 rounds: * The first round was with an SDE II on Data Structures/Algo - Leet code questions mainly. * The second round was with an SDM Behavioral/System Design - Leadership principles and p
Software Development Engineer II
Initial coding challenge, immediately followed by a 4-round onsite. There was no noticeable "bar raiser" interview; all interviewers were from the same organization. The interviews consisted of two parts: * Discussing experiences (leadership pri
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2025I was contacted by the recruiter on LinkedIn in October. I took an online assessment in January and cleared it. I received an invitation for an onsite interview in February. The interview was 4 hours long and involved speaking with different membe
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMay 9, 2026I applied through a staffing agency. There were a total of 2 rounds: * The first round was with an SDE II on Data Structures/Algo - Leet code questions mainly. * The second round was with an SDM Behavioral/System Design - Leadership principles and p
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 1, 2022Initial coding challenge, immediately followed by a 4-round onsite. There was no noticeable "bar raiser" interview; all interviewers were from the same organization. The interviews consisted of two parts: * Discussing experiences (leadership pri
