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Good Culture, Low Pay

Software Development Engineer (SDE)

Current Employee

Has worked at Amazon for less than 1 year

May 4, 2021

San Jose, California

Good Culture, Low Pay

Software Development Engineer (SDE)•Current Employee•Worked at Amazon for less than 1 year

May 4, 2021

San Jose, California

4.0

Pros

Benefits are good.

Culture and values are good.

Cons

Rotation is higher than expected. Other companies have better salaries for the same position.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance

3.0

Culture and Values

5.0

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

5.0

Career Opportunities

3.0

Compensation and Benefits

4.0

Senior Management

3.0

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Amazon Interview Questions

Two Sum

Easy

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Arrays

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

Easy

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

ArraysDynamic Programming

Reorganize String

Medium

Rearrange the characters in a given string such that no two adjacent characters are the same. If such an arrangement is possible, return it; otherwise, return an empty string.

StringsGreedy AlgorithmsArrays

Amazon Interview Experiences

Software Development Engineer (SDE)

San Jose, California, United States

April 1, 2025

3 Rounds total. I applied for the role in September 2024 and received the Online Assessment (OA) in March 2025 from the recruiter. * Round 1: Technical + Behavioral * Round 2: Technical + Behavioral * Round 3: Bar raiser The OA had two quest

Software Development Engineer (SDE)

San Jose, California, United States

April 1, 2025

Software Development Engineer (SDE)

San Jose, California, United States

September 1, 2021

2 OAs: - OA1: 2 coding problems. - OA2: Work simulation. 1 VO: - 2 BQ (Behavioral Questions). - 1 coding problem, average level, not too difficult. - 45 mins total. Overall experience: Good. Would have feedback in 5 business days.

Software Development Engineer (SDE)

San Jose, California, United States

September 1, 2021

Software Development Engineer (SDE)

San Jose, California, United States

June 14, 2023

The interview process was the same old: online assessments followed by two interviews (phone + pair programming). Questions were standard LeetCode medium to hard level. Behavioral questions focused on the leadership principles (13, I believe?).