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Founded
1994
Employees
15 Lakh+
Office Locations
Bangalore, Hyderabad
Glassdoor Rating
3.9 ★
₹20 LPA - ₹2.5 Cr+
Salary Range
4-8 Weeks
Interview Process
5-7 Rounds
Loop Interview
16 LPs
Leadership Principles
Amazon is a global technology behemoth that started as an online bookstore in 1994 and evolved into the world's largest e-commerce platform. Under Jeff Bezos' leadership and now Andy Jassy as CEO, Amazon has disrupted countless industries with its customer-obsessed approach.
Amazon Development Centre (ADC) in Bangalore and Hyderabad is among Amazon's largest development centers outside the US. Indian teams work on core Amazon services, AWS infrastructure, Alexa AI, Prime Video, and hundreds of customer-facing products serving billions globally.
Amazon's culture is unique - intense, fast-paced, and driven by the 16 Leadership Principles. Day 1 mentality means always behaving like a startup, taking risks, and obsessing over customers. It's not for everyone, but for those who thrive, Amazon offers unparalleled learning and growth.
"Day 2 is stasis. Followed by irrelevance. Followed by excruciating, painful decline. That is why it is always Day 1." - Jeff Bezos
The foundation of Amazon's culture and interviews
Leaders start with the customer and work backwards. They work vigorously to earn and keep customer trust.
Leaders are owners. They think long term and don't sacrifice long-term value for short-term results.
Leaders expect and require innovation and invention from their teams and always find ways to simplify.
Leaders are right a lot. They have strong judgment and good instincts. They seek diverse perspectives.
Leaders are never done learning. They are curious about new possibilities and act to explore them.
Leaders raise the performance bar with every hire and promotion. They recognize exceptional talent.
Leaders have relentlessly high standards. They continually raise the bar and drive quality.
Thinking small is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Leaders create bold direction that inspires results.
Speed matters in business. Many decisions are reversible and do not need extensive study.
Accomplish more with less. Constraints breed resourcefulness, self-sufficiency, and invention.
Leaders listen attentively, speak candidly, and treat others respectfully. They are vocally self-critical.
Leaders operate at all levels, stay connected to the details, audit frequently, and are skeptical when metrics differ.
Leaders are obligated to respectfully challenge decisions when they disagree, even when uncomfortable.
Leaders focus on the key inputs and deliver them with the right quality and in a timely fashion.
Leaders work every day to create a safer, more productive, higher performing, more diverse, and more just work environment.
We are not combust in our environment. We must be humble and thoughtful about even secondary effects of our actions.
Build the world's leading cloud platform. Work on compute, storage, AI/ML, and 200+ cloud services.
Power the world's largest online marketplace. Build features for catalog, checkout, search, and recommendations.
Create voice-first AI experiences. Work on Echo devices, Alexa skills, and natural language processing.
Revolutionize logistics and delivery. Build systems for last-mile delivery, route optimization, and fleet management.
Build secure and seamless payment experiences for millions of customers.
Create world-class streaming experiences. Work on video delivery, recommendations, and original content tech.
Push the boundaries of AI/ML research. Work on fundamental research and applied science.
Empower millions of sellers globally. Build tools for inventory, pricing, and seller success.
SDE I (L4)
₹20-32 LPA
SDE III (L6)
₹55-90 LPA
Principal (L7+)
₹90 LPA - ₹2.5 Cr+
| Role | Level | Exp | Total CTC | Base | RSUs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDE I | L4 | 0-2 years | ₹20-32 LPA | ₹16-25 LPA | ₹3-5 LPA |
| SDE II | L5 | 2-5 years | ₹35-55 LPA | ₹28-40 LPA | ₹5-12 LPA |
| SDE III (Senior) | L6 | 5-10 years | ₹55-90 LPA | ₹40-60 LPA | ₹12-25 LPA |
| Principal Engineer | L7 | 10-15 years | ₹90-150 LPA | ₹60-85 LPA | ₹25-50 LPA |
| Sr. Principal | L8 | 15+ years | ₹1.5-2.5 Cr | ₹85-120 LPA | ₹50-100 LPA |
| Technical PM | L5-L6 | 3-8 years | ₹40-70 LPA | ₹32-50 LPA | ₹6-15 LPA |
| Sr. TPM | L6-L7 | 8-12 years | ₹70-120 LPA | ₹50-80 LPA | ₹15-30 LPA |
| Data Engineer | L5 | 2-5 years | ₹35-55 LPA | ₹28-42 LPA | ₹5-10 LPA |
| Applied Scientist | L5-L6 | 3-8 years | ₹45-80 LPA | ₹35-55 LPA | ₹8-20 LPA |
| Engineering Manager | L6-L7 | 10+ years | ₹80-140 LPA | ₹55-90 LPA | ₹20-40 LPA |
Amazon's unique 5-15-40-40 vesting schedule: Year 1: 5%, Year 2: 15%, Year 3: 40%, Year 4: 40%. Sign-on bonuses in Years 1-2 compensate for this back-loaded structure.
Coding assessment with 2-3 problems on HackerRank. Includes work simulation/work style assessment.
Technical phone interview with one LP question and one coding problem. Uses Amazon Chime.
First onsite/virtual loop round focused on data structures and algorithms.
Design a large-scale distributed system. Required for L5+ roles.
Behavioral interview focused on 3-4 leadership principles with detailed STAR stories.
Independent interviewer ensuring hire meets Amazon's high bar. Mix of technical and LP.
Final discussion about team, role expectations, and any remaining questions.
The #1 reason people fail Amazon interviews. Prepare 2-3 detailed STAR stories for each of the 16 LPs. Practice delivering them concisely.
Amazon coding interviews are challenging. Master trees, graphs, dynamic programming, and string manipulation. LeetCode medium problems regularly.
Situation, Task, Action, Result. Quantify your impact. Amazon interviewers are trained to dig deep - have detailed stories ready.
"Ownership" is key at Amazon. Demonstrate you take responsibility, think long-term, and don't say "that's not my job."
Even for non-AWS roles, knowing basic AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, DynamoDB) helps in system design and shows genuine interest.
Amazon is data-driven. In your stories and resume, use numbers: improved performance by X%, handled Y requests/sec, saved $Z annually.
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