Amazon Lab126 Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Nov 2019 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I got a message from HR saying there was a matched position and that a team leader wanted to speak with me on the phone.

The screen happened the next day and started with a quick intro where I talked through my resume projects.

Then the interviewer basically brushed past the details of my projects very quickly and moved into technical depth. I was asked about different sensors on a smart device—how they work and where they’re used. The coding wasn’t the center of this one; it was more about explaining principles and applications clearly.

Later we shifted into behavioral questions, including a prompt about making a decision that wasn’t good for the moment but benefited the longer-term. I left feeling like the

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