cleared the oa round. and got an invite to an in person hiring drive on May 29. has anyone attention one of these? how long did it take? any tips for what should i be prepare for?!
i had given amazon oa recently for the sde role and wanted to keep it real for anyone else about to take it. im from tier 3 > my college. i felt this format was a massive shift from old LC grinds. and im finding zero info on this specific version.
reality check for me:
\- part 1 (DSA) the graph/grouping problem (i did in in c++). passed all test cases.
\- part 2 (the repo based - full stack) this was the new part for me. you get 60 mins in a full Django repo (other options were spring boot, node, and django). you have to find and fix 6 specific bugs/issues in the code while using an integrated AI assistant. (mine was a django wallet application). tbh i felt the codebase was massive and that "AI assistant" is pretty limited and the clock is brutal. 😭
i got only 5/6 issue fixed and i remember i was literally shaking and my brain was on the verge of freezing bruh the time should atleast be 90 mins. 🥲 i spent way too much time jus figuring out the folder structure bcs the AI wasn't helping with navigation as much as i hoped.
my takeaways and suggestions:
be ready to be cooked by the timer. so fooking tuff for me.
\-does anyone know if 5/6 is the standard pass? the time pressure legit feels designed to make you fail that 6th one.
\-has the final interview changed to this live repo style too?
if someone from Amazon is reading this, bro what should i be prepared for next?