I enjoyed my times at Supply Chain Optimization Tech (SCOT), especially the opportunity to work with engineering, data scientists, and business. It was fun to translate business problems into mathematical/statistical formulations and then into engineering. Pretty good work-life balance.
Most of the complexity of work is "businessy" (understanding the requirements, getting everyone aligned) and not really technical. It's not for everyone.
The area seems overstaffed with engineers. There wasn't enough meaty work, and hence there were some politics and made-up promo work.
I made it to the first-round technical interview. I prepared for a week (about 20 hours) to have answers ready in the STAR format for Amazon's leadership principles. The interviewer was kind and asked a set of questions that were all reasonable and
1. Amazon provided links and even YouTube videos for interview preparation. 2. Choose three interview time slots. 3. The Amazon hiring manager will schedule the interview based on your chosen times. 4. Interview and provide the result.
There were six onsite virtual interviews. Only one included a system design interview. The rest were behavioral, revolving around the leadership principles. When it was my turn to ask, none of the interviewers could describe a situation I asked abou
I made it to the first-round technical interview. I prepared for a week (about 20 hours) to have answers ready in the STAR format for Amazon's leadership principles. The interviewer was kind and asked a set of questions that were all reasonable and
1. Amazon provided links and even YouTube videos for interview preparation. 2. Choose three interview time slots. 3. The Amazon hiring manager will schedule the interview based on your chosen times. 4. Interview and provide the result.
There were six onsite virtual interviews. Only one included a system design interview. The rest were behavioral, revolving around the leadership principles. When it was my turn to ask, none of the interviewers could describe a situation I asked abou