Onboarding is a long process, and people joke that you only feel like you understand the processes and the company after a year (and it really is a year of suffering without understanding how anything really works).
Slightly uncompetitive salary considering it's a big tech company.
Annual bonuses tied to stock values that aren't really yours until you complete a certain period X of time at the company, and you no longer receive them after your quotas run out.
90% of the technologies used were developed internally and are generally outdated; you end up falling behind on what's being used in the market.
High dependency on other teams to complete your tasks (especially external teams with time zone differences of up to 8 hours).
Extremely bureaucratic processes.
Home office policy is very difficult to implement.
There are 3 stages. The first is just a virtual coding challenge. The second is with an Amazon dev; half is coding and half is talking about your experiences. The last one is similar to the previous one, however there are 4 sessions. They asked t
Round 1: DSA Round The interviewer asked a question on Matrices (find the Kth smallest number in a matrix), which I solved using Binary Search but improvised using Heaps. The interview went on for quite some time; after one question, he asked me som
Overall, it was a very enjoyable interview process. Every recruiter and interviewer I spoke with ensured I had no confusion and possessed all the necessary information. The interviews were challenging but offered ample opportunity to showcase my co
There are 3 stages. The first is just a virtual coding challenge. The second is with an Amazon dev; half is coding and half is talking about your experiences. The last one is similar to the previous one, however there are 4 sessions. They asked t
Round 1: DSA Round The interviewer asked a question on Matrices (find the Kth smallest number in a matrix), which I solved using Binary Search but improvised using Heaps. The interview went on for quite some time; after one question, he asked me som
Overall, it was a very enjoyable interview process. Every recruiter and interviewer I spoke with ensured I had no confusion and possessed all the necessary information. The interviews were challenging but offered ample opportunity to showcase my co