The company brand looks good on a resume and opens up job opportunities after the 1.5-year mark. This is useful when you're a new grad.
However, please read the cons. I would argue this perk is definitely not worth the negative impact it would have on your health and social life long term.
The company is run like a grey, monotonous machine that chews and spits out everyone. The management style and objectives are so messed up that you can never really know how to grow your career. Your growth areas will change on a whim based on whatever upper management needs to do with headcount.
Couple this with the extreme toxic environment, poor work-life balance, and 24/7 pages even at 3 AM on weekends, this place is definitely a mistake for anyone that's not a sociopath. It's an absolute trash of a company that should be restricted from getting any larger and from mentally abusing so many of the futures of new grads.
If you choose to work here despite reviews like this and several others, and you're not a sociopath, don't be surprised or complain about the trauma it causes you for a lifetime, just for 2 years of peanut pay (relative to other FAANG).
I know this might be a bitter pill to swallow, but you're dealing with humans, not machines. The people in "people management" should give you a little clue on what the focus should be.
I was interviewed at Amazon in July 2025 for a Software Development Engineer I position. After I applied, I received an online assessment which had a validity of 7 days. Following that, I had one virtual interview with a senior manager.
A phone screen, which is a medium-difficulty LeetCode coding question (algorithms and data structures). Followed by a virtual onsite, which includes: * Two coding interviews (also data structures and algorithms) * One system design interview * One
Received a recruiter email with instructions on how to prepare for the online assessment. The OA was the standard for Amazon, featuring two coding questions, followed by a work simulation (system design focused), and then behavioral questions.
I was interviewed at Amazon in July 2025 for a Software Development Engineer I position. After I applied, I received an online assessment which had a validity of 7 days. Following that, I had one virtual interview with a senior manager.
A phone screen, which is a medium-difficulty LeetCode coding question (algorithms and data structures). Followed by a virtual onsite, which includes: * Two coding interviews (also data structures and algorithms) * One system design interview * One
Received a recruiter email with instructions on how to prepare for the online assessment. The OA was the standard for Amazon, featuring two coding questions, followed by a work simulation (system design focused), and then behavioral questions.