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> If you're going to be building search engines or whatever, OK. But this one does build search engines or whatever.
by dgemm 10y ago
> If you're going to be building search engines or whatever, OK.
But this one does build search engines or whatever.
- johnwheeler 10y agoPlease don't be condescending.
- deanCommie 10y agoThe whole point is that Amazon DOES work on search engines, and systems of a kind of scale matched by less than a dozen other companies and requires in depth understanding of algorithms, data structures, and distributed design.
- serge2k 10y agoIt's not condescending to point out that Amazon is a company that will at times require people to know their CS fundamentals.
- johnwheeler 10y agoI meant the tone of the response. Specifically, mocking my OP by adding 'or whatever' at the end was distracting. I think the substance of dgemm's comment has merit though. It could be Amazon was trying to place the candidate so were assessing the breadth of his/her skill. My OP was more generalized. Most positions in software don't require fine-grained understanding of algorithms and data structures, but interviewers nevertheless focus on those. A general understanding is good enough along with more important factors: Are they talented at what we're hiring them for? Are they an asshole? Will they finagle their way out the door and on home when production is on fire?
- RussianCow 10y agoBut not every dev working at Amazon works on the search engine, or anything super challenging (from a CS standpoint).