Amazon Web Services Junior Software Engineer interview questions
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Video screening then interview loop then behavioral interview. the behavioral interview was difficult because they would ask many question with STAR methods, and then follow up questions. I actually never heard back, then completely ghosted me even after sending many emails to the hiring manager, I got an automated email saying they moved with other candidates almost two months later.
I applied through other source. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Cape Town) in Mar 2022
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Had to complete 2 rounds of interviews, one of which included a technical review. The first interview included a chat about personality traits, problem-solving skills, and some general software-based questions. The second interview was the more technical coding-based interview, where sorting algorithms were the primary focus.
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What problems I have faced and how I aimed to solve them.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Aug 2024
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As part of the AWS Applied AI Solutions organization, we have a vision to provide business applications, leveraging Amazon’s unique experience and expertise, that are used by millions of companies worldwide to manage day-to-day operations. We will accomplish this by accelerating our customers’ businesses through delivery of intuitive and differentiated technology solutions that solve enduring business challenges. We blend vision with curiosity and Amazon’s real-world experience to build opinionated, turnkey solutions. Where customers prefer to buy over build, we become their trusted partner with solutions that are no-brainers to buy and easy to use.
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3 Leetcode problems of an array, very dificult in 60 min