Interview Tips
- Start the interview with a broad smile and greetings to mask any fear you may be feeling and to set a positive tone.
- Always be upfront if you are experiencing any audio or video technical difficulties; the interviewer will understand since this is a virtual interview.
- Regardless of how difficult or simple a question is, you should always be excited to solve it. You could demonstrate your desire to find solutions in this way.
- When asked a question, read it aloud and explain to the interviewer what you took away from it.
- Ask questions and obtain answers. (Extremely Important)
- Don’t immediately start writing code (interviews are more of a discussion to learn how you think when presented with an issue; therefore, first discuss how you might fix the problem; the interviewer may be satisfied with your solution or may ask you to make it more complex.)
- Consider aloud. (Extremely Important)
- When asked a question, come up with a few possible answers. Don’t start with an optimum solution; instead, start with a brute-force approach and work your way up to it.
- You shouldn’t worry if you get stuck. Interviewers are very helpful and will make an effort to point you in the direction of the best answer.
- Pay close attention when you are hearing. (Extremely Important)
- Last but not least, always prepare a few questions for the interviewer to probe into. It demonstrates your enthusiasm for the position and interest in the business.
Overall, I’ve learned a lot from this experience. I appreciate Amazon and AmazeWiT for putting this initiative together. awaiting a fantastic learning experience at Amazon.
Amazon WoW Interview Experience for SDE
AmazeWoW is an Amazon development program in India that offers FTE SDE (Full-time Software Development Engineer) and internship opportunities with a focus on attracting top tech talent from engineering schools. In order for the future leadership pipeline of the Amazon technology team to be more diverse, AmazeWoW seeks to create a gender balance at the entry level for SDE roles. (AmazeWiT website, source of the program description)
AmazeWiT was in charge of organizing this event. I applied to this program through AmazeWiT.
This article details my experience interviewing at Amazon and provides some tips that enabled me to succeed in the process. It took roughly 2.5 months to complete the selection procedure.