Fast-Paced, Exhilarating, Customer-Focused, Neurotic Beast
Fast-Paced, Exhilarating, Customer-Focused, Neurotic Beast
Amazon is one of those places where execution on business-centric goals is valued above all else. These goals are driven by the benefit they drive to customers. Watching how your work impacts millions of customers is a tremendous ego boost.
The culture and the formula for success and growth in the organization are very well etched out in crisply defined leadership principles.
Engineers are expected to maintain and manage their live systems, which can be frustrating at times. The workload itself can get overwhelming, and I have seen people get burnt out quickly.
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Senior Software Engineer
I have four consecutive interview rounds scheduled. These consist of: * Two Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) rounds * One Low-Level Design (LLD) round * One High-Level Design (HLD) round Each round takes place on a separate day.
Senior Software Engineer
I was asked a data structure question that required deep knowledge of a rarely used algorithm. While I completed the code, I was marked down for minor optimization issues that the interviewer didn’t even give me time to address. It felt less like te
Senior Software Engineer
Pretty good. They scheduled 3 interviews, which went well. Then, they scheduled 2 more. Most interviews followed this format: * Coding questions * Technical questions * Behavioral questions I was rejected in the last round, which was the Bar Raiser
Senior Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 1, 2025I have four consecutive interview rounds scheduled. These consist of: * Two Data Structures and Algorithms (DSA) rounds * One Low-Level Design (LLD) round * One High-Level Design (HLD) round Each round takes place on a separate day.
Senior Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 15, 2024I was asked a data structure question that required deep knowledge of a rarely used algorithm. While I completed the code, I was marked down for minor optimization issues that the interviewer didn’t even give me time to address. It felt less like te
Senior Software Engineer
Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaFebruary 1, 2022Pretty good. They scheduled 3 interviews, which went well. Then, they scheduled 2 more. Most interviews followed this format: * Coding questions * Technical questions * Behavioral questions I was rejected in the last round, which was the Bar Raiser
