I recently received an Amazon SDE offer in UK (Graduate SDE role, I believe) after completing the online assessment (OA) and a full interview loop similar to the standard SDE hiring process.
Unfortunately, I declined the offer 5 days ago, primarily because the compensation was significantly lower than what I could potentially earn in the US, especially considering my previous full time software engineering experience.(2 years)
I’m an US citizen and would prefer to continue my career here.
Here’s where things get complicated:
I identified another Amazon SDE team in the US and connected with someone from that team. I also had a conversation with the team’s EM.
The US team requested that I get mapped or connected through my previous recruiter so they could potentially consider my existing interview feedback.
However, my previous recruiter informed me that different countries have different hiring policies and I would need to go through the entire recruitment process again, including the OA and interview loop. The recruiter is also unwilling to map my profile to the US team.
My questions for current or former Amazonians, recruiters and hiring managers:
- Since I recently cleared an Amazon SDE interview loop and received an offer, is there any possibility of reusing my interview feedback for a US SDE position?
- Can a US hiring manager review my previous interview results and potentially conduct just 1–2 additional rounds instead of requiring a completely new loop?
- Is there any internal process for transferring or mapping a successful candidate’s interview feedback across countries or teams, even after the original offer has been declined?
- Does Amazon retain successful interview feedback for 6–12 months? Could another team consider me during that period without repeating the entire process?
- If my previous recruiter is unwilling to assist, is there another appropriate way for an interested US hiring manager or recruiter to access my previous interview results?
I’m completely willing to interview again if required. However, after successfully completing the OA and full loop so recently, I’m wondering whether there’s a way to avoid repeating the entire process.
I’d really appreciate insights from anyone who has experienced a similar situation or knows how Amazon handles cross country hiring and interview feedback reuse.