Data Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 2.7 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 59.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Data Engineer roles take an average of 4 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 29 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Data Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 50%
Phone interview: 25%
Skills test: 25%
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The interview was straightforward, covering topics like basic SQL joins, queries, and window functions. Questions included Python file handling, Pandas basics, and practical applications, ensuring a clear understanding of foundational concepts.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2024
Interview
For the phone interview, I had two medium-level SQL questions and one easy-to-medium leetcode-style Python question. They used a whiteboard instead of hack rank, so I didn't have a chance to test the code. Later there were one or two questions regarding the database system design, and some follow-ups of how to optimize it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why you choose OLAP over OLTP in some given condition.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Dec 2024
Interview
The interview process was good, well structured and absolutely within the time frame. The interviewer asked me about :
scd type 2 and have I ever implmented it,
data modelling concepts: How would I design a streaming data model as well as a batch data model?
Warehousing concepts: basic warehouse concepts and my personal experience with one
2 SQL questions (1. Employee time in and time out and 2. top 10 sellers )
1 python question (anagram)
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Behavioral: 1. have you ever been overburdened with simultaneous projects? How did you handle it?