I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Nairobi) in Apr 2024
Interview
The process took four hours in total. The interviewers were very nice. The recruiter was not open to matching me to a fitting role of which I had applied for. They generally hire people from the green company but you can as well try your luck.
1. online accessment discussion
demenstrate how did you trouble shooting
2. 5min presentation
details about the architecture
further discuss about your conserns about security, durability, availability
discover the parts that you think should be inproved
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
security, durability, availability about the architecture
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2024
Interview
1 Online Assessment (2 hours - Tests foundational knowledge on 4 domains you get to choose)
1 hours phone screen (Tests your competencies in 2 domains you choose)
4 hours - Four 1 hour loop rounds (2 technical and 2 behavioral) testing your knowledge on the domain they found you to be competent in screening round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Start with foundational questions and dive deep based on your answers (More questions on terms you mention in your answer)
Networking Round
1. How can you connect to a private VPC from your local machine?
2. How do you troubleshoot connectivity issues?
Databases Round
1. Explain Deadlocks (Several follow up questions on key parts of my answer)
2. How do you keep your data secure in transit and at rest?
3. Tell me about a project where you used any Relational Database, What was the task, what did you do and what was the outcome?
Behavioral Round 1
1. Tell me about a time when you had a conflict with your manager/colleague?
2. Tell me about a time when you were not able to meet a project deadline, how did you handle it and what was the result?
Behavioral Round 2
1. Tell me about a project which you had fun working on and what was the outcome?
2. Tell me about a time when you had to learn something new to deliver results and how did you handle it, what was the outcome?