I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services
Interview
AWS requested quite a long homework (5 hours one). On top of this, there is a long preparation for the interview and then at least 5 hours of interview. In total, this was 14 hours of investment.
During the whole process I was said everything great, homework succeeded with flying color, answered all questions with very positive feedback. At the end I was said that I did not succeed without any detail ... I find it quite unfair when one spent so much time in preparing an interview, so little feedback to get back.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Tell me about a tough decision you made during a project. "
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Several initial screens by recruiters validating my experience and resume.
Then a circuit of 5 interviewers in the same day lasting over 5 hours. When I was done I was offered a different job from the one for which I had interviewed.
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (London, England)
Interview
The Amazon loop is an unusual process that is exhausting. It involves meeting a series of interviewers over a day, each of which has a different perspective. Mine was all remote, performed from the comfort of my home whilst the interviewers were largely US based.
Started with a phone screen with the hiring manager, moved into a technical interview (~20 questions) and finally 5 1:1 on site interviews. Outcome on the whole process via phone call a few weeks after the last interview.
