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      Software Development Engineer Interview

      Sep 1, 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Negative experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 3+ months. I interviewed at Amazon in Feb 2019

      Interview

      First, the online test involved two coding questions, debugging pieces of code, and some very bizarre off-topic questions such as identifying patterns in strings. I then had to complete a work simulation requiring me to select the best response to various workplace scenarios (eg. you can't implement all the features you were asked for within the deadline - what do you do?) Next I had a 20-minute virtual interview with an Amazon SDE. The only question I was asked was to describe my solution to one of the coding questions, which took about 5 minutes, and the rest of the time was for me to ask the interviewer questions. This was the only time I spoke to anyone at Amazon, and I never spoke to anyone face-to-face. My conversation with the SDE gave me a very negative impression about the work environment at Amazon. Some of the red flags included: - They have a very high attrition rate, with people constantly moving to different teams and to different companies. - If you have a problem for which Google would hire 100 engineers, Amazon would hire only 5 - If you achieve 100% of your objectives then it means you haven't set your objectives high enough. You're expected to be constantly pushing the limits of what can be accomplished with your time. The fact that I received an offer after this indicates that Amazon's hiring standards are extremely low, and just about anyone could get an offer there. The process itself was a negative experience because I never once had the opportunity to speak to a recruiter, and every step of the way I was completely in the dark about what was going on and what was to come. Then when I received the offer they wanted me to accept it without knowing the nature of the role or even its location. Despite how little was involved, the entire process took 3.5 months, by the end of which I had long since accepted an offer somewhere else.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Briefly describe your solution to the online coding test
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