Great learning, smart people
Great learning, smart people
You will get to learn and work on some of the most complex systems and will get to work with smart people. Internal transfers were easy.
It all depends on the team and manager.
Some teams have high on-call, and your life will be gone. If your manager is not very good (good is not enough), your career will go for a toss.
Choose your team and manager wisely because a manager is like the captain of your boat, and it is a race.
Promote employees to SDM wisely. As Amazon is data-driven, check for metrics around how easy people with non-SDE backgrounds can become SDMs versus those with SDE backgrounds.
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Senior Software Development Engineer
A recruiter sent me an OA, and even though I didn't attend it yet, she told me I failed. After some research, they noticed they screened my previous OA result. I don't like this lack of a system.
Senior Software Development Engineer
First, there was the recruiter interview to gather some information. This was followed by five "on-site remote" rounds of average difficulty, although some interviewers performed poorly. I was denied and promised feedback, but was ultimately ghoste
Senior Software Development Engineer
Typical Amazon procedure: a recruiter reaches out. This time, instead of just clicking the delete button, I was actually intrigued with the team: their LEO satellite group. I pretty much breezed through the HR interview, and then proceeded to the f
Senior Software Development Engineer
Madrid, SpainJanuary 1, 2024A recruiter sent me an OA, and even though I didn't attend it yet, she told me I failed. After some research, they noticed they screened my previous OA result. I don't like this lack of a system.
Senior Software Development Engineer
GermanyApril 12, 2023First, there was the recruiter interview to gather some information. This was followed by five "on-site remote" rounds of average difficulty, although some interviewers performed poorly. I was denied and promised feedback, but was ultimately ghoste
Senior Software Development Engineer
United StatesJune 1, 2022Typical Amazon procedure: a recruiter reaches out. This time, instead of just clicking the delete button, I was actually intrigued with the team: their LEO satellite group. I pretty much breezed through the HR interview, and then proceeded to the f
