I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Jul 2022
Interview
In the past month I've been contacted by 3 different Amazon Recruiters for various positions ranging from Data Engineer, to AI/ML, to SDE.
For the Data Engineer contact I responded I was interested about 90 minutes after the ping. I was ghosted and a month later got a "I don't have that position any longer."
For the AI/ML position I indicated that my AI/ML is a bit light, they asked for a resume, and then I was ghosted. Honestly that's understandably not a perfect fit, but an acknowledgement of receipt would be the professional approach.
Then I was contacted for an SDE. In fact I received the same form email twice within a 30 minute span, never a great sign. I put time on their calendar, sat on Chime, and no one joined. I emailed while waiting and got a response 45 minutes later with no explanation other than "are you available tomorrow" I said yes, they proposed a time, I agreed, and they ghosted me, again.
So that's 3 strikes. Arguably the most unprofessional and incompetent recruiting division in the industry. Am I to assume a sub-par hiring process also leads to a sub-par workforce? Being the first and most basic step in the interview process, this is a really bad look for Amazon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Can't get to interview questions without a competent recruiter to get candidates into interviews.
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
Um teste de código online, se aprovado, vai para o loop. O loop é 4 entrevistas seguidas, duas em inglês e duas em português. 3 entrevistas técnicas de código, todas as 4 têm pergunta de liderança.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pergunta historicas baseada nos principios de lideranca da amazon.
The whole process stretched over nearly a month, longer than I anticipated. After an initial phone screen, I faced a technical round that included a Min Stack implementation question. We discussed design considerations and thread safety, which threw me for a bit. Fortunately, I remembered a specific mock interview I practiced on PracHub that mirrored this scenario closely, making me feel more at ease. Ultimately, I received an offer, but I chose to decline due to the company culture not feeling like the right fit.