Challenging and interesting work, but few "soft" benefits
Challenging and interesting work, but few "soft" benefits
Note, experiences at Amazon vary a lot depending on the team you're in. I've worked for the Relational Database Service team for 2+ years.
- Gained experience building a service that manages hundreds of thousands of database instances (lots of challenges at "Amazon scale").
- Gained experience working with other AWS services.
- Opportunities to get your hands dirty on low-level database engine code.
- Medium operational burden.
- No hard deadlines; the focus is always on building a quality product.
The usual; stingy on perks. For example, far from free food, sometimes there are no decent food options.
Social/team activities are rare. But again, some teams/locations are better at this than others.
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United StatesJuly 14, 2023Overall, not too bad. The OA and final round consisted of three interviews. These were all medium or easy in difficulty. Talking to friends, the question difficulty is very interviewer-dependent, with some getting hards and harder mediums.
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Los Angeles, California, United StatesMarch 1, 2025I first got an OA in December and then scheduled my interview in March. It was a single round, 45-minute interview. The interview included: * Two technical LeetCode-style questions (both around LeetCode medium difficulty). * A couple of behavioral
