Interns get paid a crazy amount, and also a housing/relocation stipend (I got this even though the virus necessitated remote internships in 2020).
I got a lot of good experience with in-demand technologies, AWS in particular.
My internship was remote, which made it hard for me to get a complete picture, but I found Amazon's work culture to be very overbearing.
Work-life balance is given lip service, but at the end of the day, you are expected to make your work into your life.
The possibility of getting a return offer (or threat of not getting one) was used to get interns to work themselves as hard as possible.
My job was also made unnecessarily difficult by an uncooperative mentor that constantly gave off the air of wanting to do anything but interact with me.
Interns come to you to learn, gain experience, and get a feel for the company culture – not to be treated like code monkeys that need to compete for return offers.
The interviewer asked me behavioral questions related to the LPs, then gave me a LeetCode medium tree problem. The interviewer was friendly and gave me suggestions while I was coding.
I applied online. Pretty difficult OA, didn't need to get full score. One-round technical interview with SDE. Interview was pretty easy; most people I knew at school and friends ended up passing the interview. Took about 1 month to hear back after t
The interview process includes: * An initial OA (Online Assessment). * A work assessment focused on how you navigate the workspace. * Several behavioral questions about your resume experience and projects. * Two coding questions on basic dat
The interviewer asked me behavioral questions related to the LPs, then gave me a LeetCode medium tree problem. The interviewer was friendly and gave me suggestions while I was coding.
I applied online. Pretty difficult OA, didn't need to get full score. One-round technical interview with SDE. Interview was pretty easy; most people I knew at school and friends ended up passing the interview. Took about 1 month to hear back after t
The interview process includes: * An initial OA (Online Assessment). * A work assessment focused on how you navigate the workspace. * Several behavioral questions about your resume experience and projects. * Two coding questions on basic dat