Software Development Engineer II (AWS CloudWatch)

Candidate completed two online coding assessments and endured a 5-hour virtual onsite loop with 5 engineers and a Bar Raiser. The recruiter sent an email stating 'debrief will take place this Thursday, expect an update by Friday.' Following that note, recruiter ceased all replies. Follow-up emails at day 7, 14, and 21 went unanswered. Five weeks later, Amazon Jobs portal flipped to 'No longer under consideration' without any notification. 📋 Uncompensated Assessment Details: Two HackerRank Online Assessments (OA1 & OA2) covering algorithms and work simulation ⭐ Ghost Severity Rating: 3.8 / 5.0 Rating Analysis: High score rooted in deep 5-round loop endurance (4.5), recruiter non-responsiveness after promising a 24-hour decision (3.5), and strong community consensus on post-debrief candidate abandonment (4.5). Rubric Breakdown: Silence: 3.5/5.0 | Rounds: 4.5/5.0 | Take-Home: 3.0/5.0 | Reposting: 3.5/5.0 | Consensus: 4.5/5.0 🔗 Community Discussion & Evidence: Reddit (418 upvotes, 94 comments) — https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/1739klm/ghosted_by_amazon_after_5_round_loop/ 🔍 Glassdoor Footprint: Cyclic Refreshes (every 30 days). Requisition refreshed on Amazon.jobs and Glassdoor every month under new requisition numbers. Hundreds of Glassdoor interview reviews describe being ghosted after full-day final loops when team budgets shift.