Good starter FAANG
Good starter FAANG
- Easier FAANG to get into, leading to great career opportunities.
- Total compensation is competitive.
- My particular team was great and supportive.
- My Org has to PIP 10% of its worst-performing SDEs every year regardless of their actual performance, which is why I left.
- Workplace benefits are scarce. You pay to park, pay for food/snacks, and happy hours/events are rare. I've heard and experienced anywhere from 0-4 per year.
- 401k contribution is industry-low.
Get rid of 10% PIP. Maybe you'll actually retain the talent needed to build devices as nice as Apple, Google, Meta, or Microsoft.
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Software Engineer II
The recruiter sent me straight to the final loop. Two interviewers were polite; the other two were very critical and rude. The system design question was super vague: "design a system where you can make posts and search for them." I was given almo
Software Engineer II
Took an online assessment. Discussed the role with a recruiter. Had four 1-hour interviews with different members of Amazon. Each interviewer asked a coding or a system design problem. I appreciated that there were only two interview stages, but 4
Software Engineer II
The interview was a full loop of 4 rounds, with each round featuring one LP and one medium/hard level LeetCode question. One round was HLD with the hiring manager. The interviewers were polite and helpful.
Software Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesApril 1, 2025The recruiter sent me straight to the final loop. Two interviewers were polite; the other two were very critical and rude. The system design question was super vague: "design a system where you can make posts and search for them." I was given almo
Software Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesAugust 1, 2022Took an online assessment. Discussed the role with a recruiter. Had four 1-hour interviews with different members of Amazon. Each interviewer asked a coding or a system design problem. I appreciated that there were only two interview stages, but 4
Software Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2024The interview was a full loop of 4 rounds, with each round featuring one LP and one medium/hard level LeetCode question. One round was HLD with the hiring manager. The interviewers were polite and helpful.
