Empowered to execute, but communication overhead can become a burden
Empowered to execute, but communication overhead can become a burden
Amazon is optimized around ownership and fast-ish decision making at all levels. Politics still play a big role in one's career, but I am empowered to execute without much pushback.
I spend more time than I would like communicating up and sideways.
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Very professional and straightforward. The recruitment team prepared properly in advance, and my expectations were met. Feedback was given in a relatively short time, and in general, I would recommend going through their process.
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LP questions about projects and then coding. The interview took a bit more than an hour. The interviewer was nice, even though he apparently only knew Java and not Python.
Senior Software Engineering Manager
BulgariaMay 6, 2025Very professional and straightforward. The recruitment team prepared properly in advance, and my expectations were met. Feedback was given in a relatively short time, and in general, I would recommend going through their process.
Software Engineer Internship
Palo Alto, California, United StatesSeptember 24, 2025The interview process involved a 1-2 hour assessment which included technical and behavioral questions. The second and final stage included a coding interview with an Amazon engineer. During this interview, one relatively easy BST parsing question wa
Software Development Engineer (SDE)
Palo Alto, California, United StatesJune 8, 2025LP questions about projects and then coding. The interview took a bit more than an hour. The interviewer was nice, even though he apparently only knew Java and not Python.
