Outdated technology stack internally, and no trust or openness to new ideas
Outdated technology stack internally, and no trust or openness to new ideas
Access to training if you want to gain AWS experience and can find some free time.
Managers have no trust for people they don't know.
Many have zero formal management training.
Amazon's disinterest in education in general is a slap in the face to institutions of higher learning.
Sometimes 'always right' can take more than six months to a year for you to recognize, because it can take time for scenarios to play out. Your employees have made it through the vetting process, so why not give them some room to succeed? If you keep them under your thumb, you guarantee failure.
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Introduction, some info about the project. A detailed explanation for why a particular tech stack was chosen. Two DSA questions were asked, the approach was discussed, and time complexity analysis was done.
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Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaNovember 6, 2025Recruiter reach out -> OA. Solved one question completely and passed half of the other question's tests. Later, I was rejected due to lack of experience on my resume. I actively asked if there were any SDE I positions, but they were unable to provid
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Bengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNovember 6, 2025Introduction, some info about the project. A detailed explanation for why a particular tech stack was chosen. Two DSA questions were asked, the approach was discussed, and time complexity analysis was done.
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Austin, Texas, United StatesOctober 12, 2025I first had to complete an online assessment, which consisted of two Medium-level DSA questions and a series of multiple-choice questions about system design. The OA questions are more challenging than those encountered during the actual interview lo
