Culture and experience are very team dependent
Culture and experience are very team dependent
There are teams with a lot of interesting work, but the experience is very team and mostly manager dependent. Finding a good/supportive manager will make this experience at least a 4/5.
Work can be very political and procedural, and there are a lot of middle managers who just micromanage all day.
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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
4 Interviews: * 30 minutes technical * 30 minutes Leadership Principles Three interviews included coding questions, and one focused on System Design for the technical portion. The coding questions were not typical LeetCode questions; they were most
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
OA followed by Amazon Chime Screening (30 mins, 1 LeetCode medium and 2-3 leadership questions). Four rounds of interview loop: * 2 DSA rounds * 1 low-level design round * 1 high-level design round Every round had 2 leadership principles. Ea
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
The interview process was poorly structured and quite stressful. Most of the focus was on solving LeetCode-style algorithmic problems under strict time pressure and repeatedly answering behavioral questions based on Amazon’s Leadership Principles. T
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Santa Monica, California, United StatesMarch 1, 20244 Interviews: * 30 minutes technical * 30 minutes Leadership Principles Three interviews included coding questions, and one focused on System Design for the technical portion. The coding questions were not typical LeetCode questions; they were most
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMay 12, 2025OA followed by Amazon Chime Screening (30 mins, 1 LeetCode medium and 2-3 leadership questions). Four rounds of interview loop: * 2 DSA rounds * 1 low-level design round * 1 high-level design round Every round had 2 leadership principles. Ea
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
San Jose, California, United StatesSeptember 4, 2025The interview process was poorly structured and quite stressful. Most of the focus was on solving LeetCode-style algorithmic problems under strict time pressure and repeatedly answering behavioral questions based on Amazon’s Leadership Principles. T
