It is a very good learning place.
If you are with a good manager, your career path will be very good.
Very bad work-life balance.
If your relationship with your manager is not good, your hard work is all wasted. They will screw you over big time, and no one can stop it.
Any kind of feedback, even annual peer reviews, might backfire, especially if your manager is not on your side.
Recently, too many people have been hired. If you are looking to work with real Amazon people, there aren't many. There's an 80% chance your neighbor has also been at Amazon for less than a year.
1-1 meetings and reviews are supposed to be personal and not to be shared with everyone publicly. There is a leadership principle called being vocally self-critical, and management has to follow that at least some times.
I interviewed for the new grad role last year. I got the assessment a while after applying. The technical interview was great, then followed by some behavioral assessment which employed the use of the STAR method.
At first, they will send you a link where you will answer technical interview questions. I’m not sure past this point, as I didn’t perform well and didn’t get past this stage.
The process was long and exhaustive. Apparently, they expected the best solution in the universe within 30 minutes. After several online tests, they requested an extremely complex algorithm solution during the 60-minute interview. This time must be
I interviewed for the new grad role last year. I got the assessment a while after applying. The technical interview was great, then followed by some behavioral assessment which employed the use of the STAR method.
At first, they will send you a link where you will answer technical interview questions. I’m not sure past this point, as I didn’t perform well and didn’t get past this stage.
The process was long and exhaustive. Apparently, they expected the best solution in the universe within 30 minutes. After several online tests, they requested an extremely complex algorithm solution during the 60-minute interview. This time must be