Prep for Amazon SDM Interview

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Hi all,Next week I'm doing the loop at Amazon for an SDM role. It is not at AWS, but one of the media arms (think ebooks, audible, music, etc). My recruiter is new to SDM interviews and was only able to give some vague answers to what the panels will be like.I know that coming up with stories that align to the 14 Leadership Principles is the most important part, but was wondering:How deep should I expect the system design part to go?TPM and PM core were mentioned. Again, how deep will those go? At my current position most PM things were handled by my actual PM's

19g6uky27aulw · Accepted Answer

I had a loop interview yesterday and it was the longest 5 hours of my life. The system design interview was average. Waiting for feedback now.

macuser · Answer

Make sure you know the system design of popular systems because bar raisers or hiring managers will ask you. SDMs, PMs, and PMTs have common competencies and responsibilities, depending on the team. My suggestion is for you to practice the leadership principles examples and not to repeat them in each interview. Remember each interviewer will take notes and gather signals to hire or not hire you. Each interview will test you on 2-3 behavior questions on the leadership principles. Some teams may ask you to code, but not at the high standard as SDEs.

samuri · Answer

In my initial screening, most of the questions were focused on project management - what did you do when you are missing deadlines, kind… then asked how do you get requirements, and finally how did you help an engineer grow to next level

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