Ik heb via een recruiter gesolliciteerd. De procedure duurde 2 dagen. Ik heb gesolliciteerd bij Amazon (São Paulo, ) in nov 2014
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I was contacted by a recruiter that found me in Linkedin. First step was a code challenge where I had to implement an sorting algorithm. After that I was invited for the actual interview. They flew me to Sao Paulo where I had 5 different interviewers in one afternoon asking me all sorts of questions regarding my understanding on team , budget and scope management. Just one of the interviewers asked to implement an algorithm on paper.
After a couple of weeks I got the response I was accepted, got an offer that was accepted right away and the hiring process began.
But since the number of visas this year was a record, I was not selected on the H1B visa lottery.
Phone screen, 5 1 hour interviews for loop
Each hour was dedicated to 2 LPs. System design was more collaborative than i anticipated which was a pleasant surprise. The phone screen mostly focused on my previous experiences
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Standard LP based scenarios, system design was actual system the team owns
Ik heb via een werknemersdoorverwijzing gesolliciteerd. De procedure duurde 2 weken. Ik heb gesolliciteerd bij Amazon (Tokio) in feb 2026
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The interview process is straightforward but intense.
First interview was with another Software Dev Manager in the same team. After that the famous loop interview where I had to take 5 interviews in a row over two days ( using paid holidays at work ). Recruiter gave a lot of information about possible questions and helped with materials. However, I had to use same stories few times as the different interviewers asked same questions few times.
Everything is okay, I had a good time during the interviews and it was a good exercise. However, I simply do not understand why they have to call to reject? I am not a customer to be obsessed with. A straight cut rejection via email works better than taking time out of my busy schedule.
If they used this time to share some feedback, that would be useful. If they do not share any reason why I have to continue formal small talk just to get the rejection on my face?
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A time you were driving toward a goal and realized more than halfway in that it may not be the best goal.
Had 1 round of System design interview. I thought the interview went ok, if not bad, it went decently well. Received a rejection response, while asking to apply 6 months later.
