I was interviewed for a Sr. Data Engineer position in Toronto with Amazon Advertising Canada Inc. I had multiple interviews, including an initial tech screen followed by an intensive two-day final round consisting of six interviews.
This was one of the worst experiences I have ever had, made all the worse by needing to take two days off work to attend the interviews.
I required disability accommodations, and the process is supposed to be a dialogue. Amazon was unresponsive, then finally responded with poorly thought-out accommodations the day before the interview and rebuffed my reply asking to discuss them.
I had a Python interview that really tested data analysis-type questions in Pandas. This is not my background, nor is it a skill that was on the job description. I haven't used Pandas since university and specifically asked beforehand if I needed to brush up on it, to which I was told no.
In my system design interview, my interviewer continually interrupted my explanations. While I expect a dialogue, he would not let me get more than a few words in. I would estimate I spoke for about ten of the sixty minutes. He pretty much answered the questions himself.
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However, the recruiter sent a prep guide that tells you pretty much the type of things to prepare for. Have an example for each of their principals.
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Amazon Data Engineer II role in Toronto, Ontario.
Amazon's interview process for their Data Engineer II roles in Toronto, Ontario is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Amazon's Data Engineer II interview process in Toronto, Ontario.