Decent pay, but leaves you feeling like a husk of a human being
Decent pay, but leaves you feeling like a husk of a human being
Decent pay and learning opportunities.
Top-down management hierarchy perpetuates a model of fear-driven results, and a focus on frugality creates an environment that is antithetical to creative work and promotes several toxic behaviors that are endemic to the company.
AWS is structured in a way that is optimized for delivering web services, but this doesn't translate to other product initiatives that don't fall under that category, leading to subpar products where the end user is not an engineer. Similarly, Amazon as an entity is hyperfocused on margin-based revenue due to its start as a retailer, and this leads to poor decision-making for other markets that are not margin-based.
Work-life balance was abysmal compared to other jobs, and other FAANG companies pay better.
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The Amazon interview process is rigorous but well-structured, with a clear focus on both technical ability and alignment with their Leadership Principles. It’s evident they’re looking for builders who think big and dive deep.
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First applied through the Amazon website and received an email from a recruiter to set up a call. Followed by a phone interview with the hiring recruiter, then a technical phone interview with two LeetCode Medium questions. Finally, there was a fin
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January 2025 Initial recruiter phone call. * Introduction * Available positions * Salary expectations Screening was offline with a 15-minute behavioral assessment. Five on-site interviews. Exhausting behavioral questions with medium LeetCode quest
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesApril 9, 2025The Amazon interview process is rigorous but well-structured, with a clear focus on both technical ability and alignment with their Leadership Principles. It’s evident they’re looking for builders who think big and dive deep.
Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesDecember 9, 2023First applied through the Amazon website and received an email from a recruiter to set up a call. Followed by a phone interview with the hiring recruiter, then a technical phone interview with two LeetCode Medium questions. Finally, there was a fin
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Seattle, Washington, United StatesMarch 17, 2025January 2025 Initial recruiter phone call. * Introduction * Available positions * Salary expectations Screening was offline with a 15-minute behavioral assessment. Five on-site interviews. Exhausting behavioral questions with medium LeetCode quest
