Good for developing skills, horrible for career progression
Good for developing skills, horrible for career progression
You work on the latest and shiny (or not so shiny) products from AWS. Data scale is huge. There are some wonderful people. Work schedule is largely up to your manager. If you get a good one, work/life balance is awesome.
Required RTO for employees hired remotely (which is why I left).
Promotions for L6+ are nearly impossible; boomeranging off of another FAANG role is known to be the best way to progress.
Seniority is largely based off tenure, not technical skill. Many underqualified Sr Engineers and PEs are to be found.
Promote your engineers based off their engineering ability and results, rather than tenure.
Use data to justify RTO.
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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
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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.
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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.
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AmmanNovember 25, 2025It 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
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United StatesNovember 24, 2025The 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.
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Cairo, Cairo Governorate, EgyptNovember 24, 2025First 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.
