I joined Amazon AWS three months ago. So far, it has been an excellent experience. I am managing a team of great engineers who are well-trained, talented, and dedicated to doing the right thing the right way. Coming from a company that was very top-down, I am really enjoying the bottoms-up planning process. I feel much more ownership over the team's strategy, and it takes very little effort to get the team to buy into challenging & valuable tasks. Everyone takes work-life balance seriously, and we have freedom to enjoy our lives.
Some big company clunkiness. With the bad economy, there are now travel & hiring restrictions, but that is understandable. Benefits are slightly above average for the industry.
The recruiter reached out to schedule a five-round interview, with heavy stress on Amazon's transparent principles, leadership, and others. Surprisingly, barring one, nobody turned their videos on during the interview, which felt disrespectful to th
The interview process was very long, and you need to prepare well for it to ensure you are aligned with all the leadership principles. Amazon takes it very seriously, and they send you documentation on how to prepare for the interview.
Phone screening, preliminary interview, set of 5 interviews. Interviewers were very professional. The overall experience for me was neutral because recruiters failed to communicate effectively. I had to remind them three times, and I received feedb
The recruiter reached out to schedule a five-round interview, with heavy stress on Amazon's transparent principles, leadership, and others. Surprisingly, barring one, nobody turned their videos on during the interview, which felt disrespectful to th
The interview process was very long, and you need to prepare well for it to ensure you are aligned with all the leadership principles. Amazon takes it very seriously, and they send you documentation on how to prepare for the interview.
Phone screening, preliminary interview, set of 5 interviews. Interviewers were very professional. The overall experience for me was neutral because recruiters failed to communicate effectively. I had to remind them three times, and I received feedb