Cool tech, too far from customers
Cool tech, too far from customers
I enjoyed my time at Amazon and learned a lot. I got to work at a scale that is hard to replicate at a small startup.
I had a lot of manager churn, getting a new manager at least once a year for the entire duration of my tenure. Also, while the tech was cool, I felt I was too far from the actual users of the stuff I built to feel much satisfaction about it. Now I'm at a startup and feel much better about it.
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Software Development Engineer II (SDEII)
Online assessment: 2 coding questions and some following work style surveys. Virtual onsite 2 months later: 4 rounds of technical interviews with behavioral questions in each round. 3 of them included coding questions. The other round featured syste
Software Engineer
It was good, but they didn't respond to me for a long time after 14 days. I asked them why, but they didn't respond back.
Product Manager - Technical
First round: Hiring manager screening. This covers leadership principles important for the job. Final round: Five interviews with a writing assessment. Each round covers around three leadership principles. All interviews are behavioral.
Software Development Engineer II (SDEII)
Toronto, Ontario, CanadaJuly 1, 2022Online assessment: 2 coding questions and some following work style surveys. Virtual onsite 2 months later: 4 rounds of technical interviews with behavioral questions in each round. 3 of them included coding questions. The other round featured syste
Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 20, 2025It was good, but they didn't respond to me for a long time after 14 days. I asked them why, but they didn't respond back.
Product Manager - Technical
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 20, 2025First round: Hiring manager screening. This covers leadership principles important for the job. Final round: Five interviews with a writing assessment. Each round covers around three leadership principles. All interviews are behavioral.
