Initially competitive pay for college grads. A well-known company.
Long hours.
Very political review/promotion process.
Essentially, any code you write (even outside of work) is owned by Amazon.
Uses open source, but does not contribute to open source.
A lot of bureaucracy.
Very little engineer autonomy; your roadmap is set (and constantly changed) by VPs and PMs who are making decisions based on what, politically, is best for their careers.
I had one phone interview focused primarily on coding challenges. This was followed by a loop interview consisting of four rounds with different interviewers, covering both behavioral and technical questions.
I have given loop. The first round was completely technical, where I was asked questions on DSA and then two LeetCode medium-level problems. Later, I worked on scaling them further. The second round was a "LP and coding mix" round. It had two behavi
The interview experience for me was very good overall. It was the best I had at any company. The recruiters were in contact frequently and made sure that I knew what to expect from the interview. I had an Online Assessment, a 1-hour technical screen
I had one phone interview focused primarily on coding challenges. This was followed by a loop interview consisting of four rounds with different interviewers, covering both behavioral and technical questions.
I have given loop. The first round was completely technical, where I was asked questions on DSA and then two LeetCode medium-level problems. Later, I worked on scaling them further. The second round was a "LP and coding mix" round. It had two behavi
The interview experience for me was very good overall. It was the best I had at any company. The recruiters were in contact frequently and made sure that I knew what to expect from the interview. I had an Online Assessment, a 1-hour technical screen