Outdated technology stack internally, and no trust or openness to new ideas
Outdated technology stack internally, and no trust or openness to new ideas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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Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Had 4 rounds. Started with HLD, where a prime refund system for 3 million customers per month was asked, with 30 minutes of LP. The second round was LeetCode, which involved 40 minutes of LP. The third round was also the same. The 4th round was w
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
The interview consisted of three rounds: * The first round was a phone call with a recruiter, mainly introductory. * This was followed by an online assessment which consisted of two coding challenges. * The last round was an onsite (virtual) i
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
It was good, though. It focused more on Big O notation of algorithms and programming skills, and didn't focus much on the experience and the previous projects we did.
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Seattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 1, 2025Had 4 rounds. Started with HLD, where a prime refund system for 3 million customers per month was asked, with 30 minutes of LP. The second round was LeetCode, which involved 40 minutes of LP. The third round was also the same. The 4th round was w
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
GermanyMay 25, 2022The interview consisted of three rounds: * The first round was a phone call with a recruiter, mainly introductory. * This was followed by an online assessment which consisted of two coding challenges. * The last round was an onsite (virtual) i
Software Development Engineer (SDE) II
Texas City, Texas, United StatesMarch 9, 2024It was good, though. It focused more on Big O notation of algorithms and programming skills, and didn't focus much on the experience and the previous projects we did.
