Where do I even begin? My experience interviewing with Stellar Solutions Inc. for the Junior Software Developer position was an absolute nightmare from start to finish.
Firstly, their communication was abysmal. After submitting my application, I waited weeks without hearing anything back. When I finally received an email inviting me to interview, it was so vague and poorly written that I had to double-check if it was legitimate.
Upon arriving at their office, I was greeted by an atmosphere that screamed 'impersonal corporate dungeon.' The interviewers seemed disinterested and unprepared, asking generic questions that barely scratched the surface of my skills and experience. It was evident they hadn't bothered to review my resume beforehand.
Throughout the interview, I couldn't shake off the feeling of being scrutinized and judged. It was more like an interrogation than a conversation. The lack of respect for my time and effort was palpable.
But the cherry on top of this disaster was their feedback process. After enduring their torturous interview, I waited eagerly for their response, hoping for at least some constructive criticism. Instead, I received a generic rejection email with no explanation or feedback whatsoever. It was insulting and demoralizing
total 5 rounds - First OA assessment, quick telephone interview with recruiter, followed by 4 back to back technical and behavioral rounds. In technical round question were around topological graph sorting, cycle detection in linked list, and LRU cache. In behavioral round, the question were based on their 16 principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you manage the disagreement at your workplace.
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Interview
The process started with a brief 30-minute phone screening with a recruiter, focusing on my background and resume.
After that, I was invite to a technical video interview with a senior engineer. This round lasted about 60 minutes, starting with a brief introduction, followed by a live coding challenge on a shared editor, and ended with a few questions about system design basics and my past projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a function to find the first non-repeating character in a string and discuss its time and space complexity.
During the coding round, I was thrown a problem on edit distance that felt eerily familiar. Mid-way through, I realized it was the same question I had practiced on PracHub just a few days earlier. The interview included a system design question about the Amazon Locker service, which required me to think through various components and customer flows. The final round involved behavioral questions that focused on leadership principles. Overall, the process was challenging but fair, and I was thrilled to receive an offer that I happily accepted.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Compute the edit distance between two strings and walk through the DP table and optimizations.
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 48% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 24 days to get hired, when considering 3,658 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Software Engineer according to 3,658 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 30%
One on one interview: 18%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 10%
Personality test: 7%
Group panel interview: 6%
IQ intelligence test: 5%
Background check: 4%
Other: 2%
Drug test: 2%
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