Process
DE 1 level.
Had to do a take-home SQL screening which took me about 2 hours to complete. It was an easy take-home, to be honest, even the "hard" SQL question felt like a medium LeetCode at best.
Then, I had the "phone screen" with a DE2. He was rude and not helpful; he clearly didn't want to be there.
I was asked three classic behavioral questions and then three easy-to-medium SQL questions. No Python was involved.
I'm not sure if they were only focusing on SQL or if I took too long on the SQL questions (which I didn't, really) and didn't have time for Python questions.
Questions
2/3 behavioral questions at first, and then 2 SQL easy and 1 SQL medium (self join).
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Amazon's interview process for their Data Engineer roles in Panama is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Amazon's Data Engineer interview process in Panama.
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