Great Tech, Some Attrition
Great Tech, Some Attrition
- Interesting Distributed Systems work.
- All the AWS tech you want to use without worrying about the cost.
- Fun coworkers, but that varies from team to team.
- No politics.
- Relatively good pay, plus even better stock options (RSUs).
- On-call can suck (also varies from team to team).
- Steady attrition in some orgs; some teams never hit their necessary headcount despite recruiting.
- Getting more bureaucratic every year.
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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
SDE-intern
One round of technical interviews, which usually includes one LeetCode-style question. Doing the tagged questions might be a good start. Then, you also have a behavioral portion where you answer questions based on the leadership principles.
Software Engineering Intern
Medium-level LeetCode questions (easy dynamic programming and a frequency list question). Also asked for three behavioral questions that you have to tie to their leadership principles very tightly.
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
SDE-intern
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaNovember 13, 2025One round of technical interviews, which usually includes one LeetCode-style question. Doing the tagged questions might be a good start. Then, you also have a behavioral portion where you answer questions based on the leadership principles.
Software Engineering Intern
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaOctober 26, 2025Medium-level LeetCode questions (easy dynamic programming and a frequency list question). Also asked for three behavioral questions that you have to tie to their leadership principles very tightly.
