Amazon SDE 3

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Software Engineer 4 months ago

Hello fellow Engineers, i have 15 yoe in backend applications but not at a large scale. I have architected a few minor applications, but not anything fancy or revolutionary.

I want to apply for Amazon SDE 3 role, but am a little skeptical.

Q1) Does prior experience in building large scale systems be a huge factor for this level ?

Q2) I am good at Datastructers and Algorithms and actually do 50% hands on at my current job. Should i just apply for SDE 2?

Q3) If I apply for SDE 3 and fail, will they consider me for SDE 2 ?

Thanks in Advance!

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qwertyCoderSoftware Engineer at Amazon4 months ago

I was SDE III at Amazon. 1. It's a huge plus 2. Aim for SDE III, if you don't meet the level they typically will also evaluate you for SDE II so there isn't much harm. 3. Yup

AvengeneerSoftware Engineer 4 months ago

Thank you. Appreciate it

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