Work culture at Amazon UK is great; projects are interesting.
There's a high diversity of motivating challenges for engineers at any level.
Career growth is you against you, with no actual internal competition for promotions.
Projects are pretty well funded, and the environment is set for team success and individual growth.
Salary could be a little bit higher.
Bonus is paid on stocks, which are subject to market fluctuations.
An isolated technical leadership minority (Principals) aren't really up to the task. If you face one of those, seek switching teams and you will be okay.
L7s need training on how to collect L4, L5, and L6 feedback in some orgs.
I miss Bezos, though. He had a stronger approach to inclusion and minorities than the top execs who usually do "risk assessment" on taking controversial stakes.
It was easy and to the point. The interviewer was sweet and allowed me enough time to think about how to approach solving the problems. The coding question asked was for an inventory and managing it. It was an easy solve with the right data structure
The interview process was quick, consisting of three panels: technical, behavioral, and system design aspects. The interviewers were friendly, approachable, and helpful. Overall, it was a very positive and smooth experience.
First was an exam of problem-solving with 2 questions. Then 4 interviews over 2 days, or all in 1 day after the exam passed, but I didn't join them; I just did the exam.
It was easy and to the point. The interviewer was sweet and allowed me enough time to think about how to approach solving the problems. The coding question asked was for an inventory and managing it. It was an easy solve with the right data structure
The interview process was quick, consisting of three panels: technical, behavioral, and system design aspects. The interviewers were friendly, approachable, and helpful. Overall, it was a very positive and smooth experience.
First was an exam of problem-solving with 2 questions. Then 4 interviews over 2 days, or all in 1 day after the exam passed, but I didn't join them; I just did the exam.