Not for people, it's for machines
Not for people, it's for machines
Codified the hiring and firing process, and operationally great in many aspects. Leaf-level developers are happier than middle management.
Timelines are arbitrary, people are dispensable. Projects are more important; everyone for themselves. Ignore emails/messages if they don't align with what I am doing. Work your life away.
Everyone took a huge pay cut with the stock sinking in the last year. I could go on and on about the cons of working at Amazon. I have given it over 2 years and tried different teams.
Leaders seem to hold onto the leadership principles, but it doesn't seem to be the ground truth. Things don't change.
Care about people over projects. Give them time and space to think, and actually do something about being the Earth's best employer. Amazon ratings on Glassdoor are telling compared to MSFT & GOOG.
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1. Applied through a referral. Did not receive a response for a couple of months. 2. A recruiter from another team reached out through LinkedIn (she was unaware of the referral). Had a screening call with her and passed. 3. Took a take-home quiz on
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A recruiter contacted me. We had a phone screen where they provided information about Amazon's recruitment process, example interview questions, and specific recruitment criteria (STAR Method). A phone interview followed shortly thereafter. However,
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The interview process included an online coding assessment with two LeetCode questions, then a one-hour technical interview with one LeetCode question as well as some background questions. After that, I heard back from them in a few weeks.
Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 1, 20211. Applied through a referral. Did not receive a response for a couple of months. 2. A recruiter from another team reached out through LinkedIn (she was unaware of the referral). Had a screening call with her and passed. 3. Took a take-home quiz on
Senior Software Engineer SD3
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2021A recruiter contacted me. We had a phone screen where they provided information about Amazon's recruitment process, example interview questions, and specific recruitment criteria (STAR Method). A phone interview followed shortly thereafter. However,
Software Development Engineer Intern
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 4, 2025The interview process included an online coding assessment with two LeetCode questions, then a one-hour technical interview with one LeetCode question as well as some background questions. After that, I heard back from them in a few weeks.
