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My current job at Amazon: Took two online coding tests, didn't talk to a single person and got an offer a couple days after the second test. Efficient.

aphextron 8y ago
Sounds fantastic. What role?
- sadamznintern 8y ago
  Probably SDE. It's a similar process for everyone. There's a lot of handwringing about it because it basically lets Googlers and Facebookers shit on our employee quality now (and you know they think we're inferior).
  - xaranke 8y ago
    I couldn't care less about what Google or Facebook employees think; at the end of the day I'm just thinking of whether I did the best I could, there's a certain peace in it.
- xaranke 8y ago
  SDE I, basically a new grad software engineering role.
sadamznintern 8y ago
Same, except I had an extra phone screen because I fucked up the logic portion (guess I'm dumb). Still got the job, and then finished the internship, then got a return offer.
- xaranke 8y ago
  Don't beat yourself up about it, you made it in the end.
  - sadamznintern 8y ago
    Is Amazon “making it”?
    - SubuSS 8y ago
      For that goal sure. For life, I am sure s/he has moved goalposts like we do :) I have a reverse question for you though: has this kind of questioning worked out fine for you till now in real life? An unwanted tip fwiw: it comes across as belittling an achievement (whatever it might be) from a quick glance. You probably don't mean it that way- in which case do look at rewording that into something like 'has it been everything you hoped for' :)
    - dominotw 8y ago
      yeah I failed the interview there.
    - softawre 8y ago
      Wow dude, you might want to examine what made you say this.
bsvalley 8y ago
How did they know you were behind the keyboard during the test? Just curious... seems like a huge risk for a company to hire people like that.
- xaranke 8y ago
  They hire an online company to install tracking software while you take the test, there's also someone watching you through your webcam. Bit creepy to be honest.

aphextron 8y ago

Sounds fantastic. What role?

sadamznintern 8y ago
Probably SDE. It's a similar process for everyone. There's a lot of handwringing about it because it basically lets Googlers and Facebookers shit on our employee quality now (and you know they think we're inferior).
- xaranke 8y ago
  I couldn't care less about what Google or Facebook employees think; at the end of the day I'm just thinking of whether I did the best I could, there's a certain peace in it.
xaranke 8y ago
SDE I, basically a new grad software engineering role.

sadamznintern 8y ago

Same, except I had an extra phone screen because I fucked up the logic portion (guess I'm dumb). Still got the job, and then finished the internship, then got a return offer.

xaranke 8y ago
Don't beat yourself up about it, you made it in the end.
- sadamznintern 8y ago
  Is Amazon “making it”?
  - SubuSS 8y ago
    For that goal sure. For life, I am sure s/he has moved goalposts like we do :) I have a reverse question for you though: has this kind of questioning worked out fine for you till now in real life? An unwanted tip fwiw: it comes across as belittling an achievement (whatever it might be) from a quick glance. You probably don't mean it that way- in which case do look at rewording that into something like 'has it been everything you hoped for' :)
  - dominotw 8y ago
    yeah I failed the interview there.
  - softawre 8y ago
    Wow dude, you might want to examine what made you say this.

bsvalley 8y ago

How did they know you were behind the keyboard during the test? Just curious... seems like a huge risk for a company to hire people like that.

xaranke 8y ago
They hire an online company to install tracking software while you take the test, there's also someone watching you through your webcam. Bit creepy to be honest.