I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Tokyo) in Jan 2024
Interview
OA SQL assessment. Hackerrank SQL challenges medium-ish difficulty. Multiple choice questions were straight up BS.
Which required knowledge weird crap like GroupBy functions can be done with column indexes for example. WHICH NO ONE IN STANDARD PRACTICE USES
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain a time when you had to make changes on a tight schedule. What compromises did you have to make?
I applied online. The process took 5 days. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in June 2024
Interview
Interview is simplified a bit in process. 60 min Phone Interview with LP questions related to data engineering and visualization, 3 SQL questions (LC medium) and 1 Python question (LC easy).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time when you created and implemented a data pipeline from scratch.
2 Interviews - both technical. It was a straightforward and chill process. I thought it would be more challenging (but it was for an internship and not a full-time hire).