Challenging, rewarding, and high-paced work environment
Challenging, rewarding, and high-paced work environment
- Ownership and autonomy
- Opportunity to work with brilliant engineers
- Impactful work at global scale
- Strong documentation culture
- Great stock benefits and learning curve
High pressure and long hours to deliver at Amazon. Limited work-life balance in some teams. Too much focus on internal tooling at times. Promotions can be slow and opaque. Leadership principles overused.
Focus more on sustainable velocity over relentless pace.
Provide more visibility into career growth and reduce process overhead in engineering-heavy teams.
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The interview process is not exactly tough, but it is kind of complicated to understand and work through. I understand that it is a big firm, but still, it shouldn't be this time-consuming. I got in, and it took three months for all the tests and int
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I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. The interview process was smooth and well-structured, consisting of two rounds: one managerial and one technical. Both interviewers were professional, supportive, and focused on under
Software Development Engineer (SDE)
The interview process typically started with an online coding assessment focusing on data structures and algorithms. After clearing that, I moved on to a couple of technical interviews. These mainly revolved around solving real-time problems on a wh
Software Development Engineer (SDE)
Gurgaon, Haryana, IndiaJune 1, 2025The interview process is not exactly tough, but it is kind of complicated to understand and work through. I understand that it is a big firm, but still, it shouldn't be this time-consuming. I got in, and it took three months for all the tests and int
Software Development Engineer (SDE)
Gurgaon, Haryana, IndiaAugust 31, 2026I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. The interview process was smooth and well-structured, consisting of two rounds: one managerial and one technical. Both interviewers were professional, supportive, and focused on under
Software Development Engineer (SDE)
Gurgaon, Haryana, IndiaMay 29, 2025The interview process typically started with an online coding assessment focusing on data structures and algorithms. After clearing that, I moved on to a couple of technical interviews. These mainly revolved around solving real-time problems on a wh
