Most challenging job so far - in a good way
Most challenging job so far - in a good way
- Tons of smart people.
- You get the chance to make high-value and high-impacting functionalities.
- People listen when you point out the right thing.
- You manage your own time.
There's lots of cruft. People move fast, but technical debt grows pretty fast.
It can be quite overwhelming (this might be an understatement).
It can be quite tough if you're not used to the industry.
Stop thinking about your career and start thinking about your team's career. If the team succeeds, so will you.
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Software Development Engineer II
A recruiter from Amazon reached out. I passed the online assessment and then scheduled the final loop after two weeks. I was asked LeetCode medium problems and many behavioral questions. Each interview segment lasted approximately 30 minutes.
Software Development Engineer II
A recruiter contacted me for the SDE2 role. Three days after the HR round, I was given a coding link. I solved that, and then they asked me to schedule four rounds. We could split the four rounds into sets of two for two consecutive days, but I gave
Software Development Engineer II
I was assigned an online assessment through HackerRank (2 hours). After passing the assessment, the virtual onsite was scheduled 3 weeks out. The onsite consisted of 4 hours of system design, coding, and managerial rounds. They all had a peculiar m
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesMay 1, 2024A recruiter from Amazon reached out. I passed the online assessment and then scheduled the final loop after two weeks. I was asked LeetCode medium problems and many behavioral questions. Each interview segment lasted approximately 30 minutes.
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 1, 2021A recruiter contacted me for the SDE2 role. Three days after the HR round, I was given a coding link. I solved that, and then they asked me to schedule four rounds. We could split the four rounds into sets of two for two consecutive days, but I gave
Software Development Engineer II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 1, 2022I was assigned an online assessment through HackerRank (2 hours). After passing the assessment, the virtual onsite was scheduled 3 weeks out. The onsite consisted of 4 hours of system design, coding, and managerial rounds. They all had a peculiar m
