The Amazon cloud SW development tooling is excellent, supports multiple programming languages, and it's used by almost all teams developing cloud services at Amazon. That means really low friction to creating the core code (the stuff that adds value), minimal time with ops, and a high emphasis on operational excellence.
It's hard to build a bond with my team, but that is probably mostly due to remote development instead of in-person.
My best friends have come from my job at my previous employer.
It would be nice if I felt that the same opportunity to bond and develop relationships with my teammates at Amazon was there.
Applied online. I got shortlisted for an SDE2 phone interview. After being successful in the phone interview, I was invited to the 5-hour (onsite, 1 hour x 5 rounds) virtual day. This is normally an onsite interview, but it has been virtual since th
This test was for a Software Development Engineer 2 position. It contained the following sections: * Problem Solving and Coding * Data Structures and Algorithms * High-Level and Low-Level Design First, there was a written test, followed by a
Online Assessment (2h) - 2 LeetCode problems (1 medium, 1 hard) - Questions on software design and work simulation. Recruiter Call (30 min) - Questions about your work experiences - Time to ask important questions about the role. Technical Screen (
Applied online. I got shortlisted for an SDE2 phone interview. After being successful in the phone interview, I was invited to the 5-hour (onsite, 1 hour x 5 rounds) virtual day. This is normally an onsite interview, but it has been virtual since th
This test was for a Software Development Engineer 2 position. It contained the following sections: * Problem Solving and Coding * Data Structures and Algorithms * High-Level and Low-Level Design First, there was a written test, followed by a
Online Assessment (2h) - 2 LeetCode problems (1 medium, 1 hard) - Questions on software design and work simulation. Recruiter Call (30 min) - Questions about your work experiences - Time to ask important questions about the role. Technical Screen (