Have an interview coming up shortly for an SDE 2 role and I'm just terrified with the opinions here on Blind about having to prepare stories for each of those LPs. I mean sure I can think of one instance for each LP but what if some other interviewer asks about the same thing again? Are we supposed to repeat stuff? What degree of focus is laid on LPs, for a dev with 2.5 yrs of exp? Considering I do well in the coding and design part, will this be a deciding factor in what level I get?
Yes, LP is core of amazon hiring decision making.
LP are important, but also the easiest part of the interview. It's almost like going in for a test knowing the questions. And since interviewers still only have an hour for the interview, the coding question tends to be easier since there's less time. All of the questions I got in my onsite were LC easy/medium.
If you can bullshit and have other desirable skills you’ll do fine.
Oh and they love it when you use phrases from the LPs in normal conversation. “Man, I just love being obsessed with my customers. I mean, it earns trust when I’m frugal with their resources and really dive deep into their wants and needs.”
^^ this, take his advice.
You should not be repeating (as interviewers will compare notes). That’s why you need two for each, but will likely not need to use both. For me LP are absolutely the easiest part of the interview. You can BS your way through them if you are good at it (I am not), but best come prepared.
Just list out some of the accomplishments you have and tag it to each LP. Learn to bullshit and it’s easy
Got rejected even if performed considerably well in coding. But screwed up in LP, took it lightly.
Yes it would. The LPs matter more than you think. The interviewers are assigned competencies that do not overlap so no 2 interviewers will ask questions for the same LP.