Upcoming Amazon onsite

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CCAV47

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CCAV47
Jun 30, 2019 13 Comments

Hi,

I have an onsite interview at amazon in 4 weeks.

Right now I’m:
- going thru questions on Glassdoor
- practicing system design with a friend and watching YouTube videos
- reading about the leadership principles online on Glassdoor and some blogs (also going thru prep material sent by the recruiter)

This is for a L5 level role. Too cliche of a question but do I need to do anything else? Am I missing anything?

Thanks in advance!

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  • Goldman Sachs / Eng
    BePostive

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    BePostive
    Have you been solving Leetcode or Hackerrank or anything similar? Are you clear about all your DS and Algo questions and have you practiced enough?
    Jun 30, 2019 2
    • Cisco / Eng
      CCAV47

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      CCAV47
      OP
      Yes I practice leetcode daily.
      Jun 30, 2019
    • Goldman Sachs / Eng
      BePostive

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      BePostive
      You should be good then. Apart from just going through the Leadership principles, make sure that you also have at least 2 stories for each principle. Of course, you can have the same story that might be apt for 2-3 different principles but make sure that you don’t use the same examples for more than 2 questions. And please try not to make up any stories on the spot because this is how it goes: They will ask you a simple harmless question and you give the answer. The next 15-20 mins will be about them asking you numerous, in-depth follow up questions with respect to the example you just gave above!

      P.S.- I had my Amazon on site 1 week back (I got the offer).
      Jun 30, 2019
  • Also eat well before you go to interview. I had a whole day interview and didn't even take me to lunch or give me time. They gave me a tiny brown bag with cereal bar and chips. Don't know if they practice other leadership principals they preach, but they live by Frugality!
    Jun 30, 2019 0
  • Amazon
    iAI

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    iAI
    LPs LPs LPs...
    Jun 30, 2019 0
  • Watch out for their Principles the recruiter must have told you about. They take that shit very seriously
    Jun 30, 2019 2
  • Uber
    fisj65gs

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    fisj65gs
    Do a mock interview? I liked Gianlo and PracticeCodingInterview.com especially for mock system design
    Jul 2, 2019 0