Can be intense, but overall great for learning
Can be intense, but overall great for learning
Caveat: I joined a new team out of uni, so I had a lot of self-learning to do. But that also gave me the opportunity to take on more responsibility.
- Given lots of opportunities and room to grow.
- Pretty good working culture overall.
- It really is what you make of it.
Amazon's internal tech stack is its own beast.
Perks are shit compared to other big tech, go figure.
Culture can be intense with deadlines.
Some not-so-smart people have found their way in as well.
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Initial screening call with recruiter to discuss my background and ideal role. Next round was a 2-hour coding assessment with 2 challenging, LeetCode-style problems. Then a short system design exercise and fit evaluation via multiple-choice questio
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There's a recruiter call before they send you the online assessment. The online assessment is 90 minutes to complete 2 questions you would typically find on LeetCode or HackerRank. Afterwards, I was put in an interview loop. There were 2 rounds of
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New York, New York, United StatesAugust 1, 2025Tough. Interviewers didn't pay attention sometimes, on their phone, etc. They also didn't really listen to what I was saying. It seemed like they were there to check a box. Not helpful at all when I asked for further clarification outputs.
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New York, New York, United StatesMarch 1, 2025Initial screening call with recruiter to discuss my background and ideal role. Next round was a 2-hour coding assessment with 2 challenging, LeetCode-style problems. Then a short system design exercise and fit evaluation via multiple-choice questio
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New York, New York, United StatesAugust 1, 2020There's a recruiter call before they send you the online assessment. The online assessment is 90 minutes to complete 2 questions you would typically find on LeetCode or HackerRank. Afterwards, I was put in an interview loop. There were 2 rounds of
