High visibility/impact projects. Huge breadth of domains to choose from. You can own projects end to end and have influence on how it is designed & implemented, even as a new grad.
Stop stack ranking good orgs. Blanket management policies suck when the variance in productivity and engineering quality is so wide across teams.
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.