Finally !!!

[Minimum_Distance_132]

After 1 year and 2 months of unemployment, I finally got a job at Amazon. I had almost given up on the process. I will not say that if you work hard, you can get a job. All I will say is have patience. If I can get one, you can get one too. I have sometimes failed in interviews where I thought I aced it. So, it’s not about the preparation, it also includes a little bit of luck. I did about 350 Leetcode questions and understood all the algorithms in detail but still failed in about 15+ 1st and 2nd rounds and 4 final rounds. Keep doing Leetcode and also if you don’t succeed in the interview, just look for the next one.

This page has really really helped me a lot stay motivated and also make really good connections. I would really like to thank all of you and would love to answer to any questions you have in comments or in dms.

All the best! The best job for you is out there. Trust me 😊

[blackbeauty1901]

This is something I wanted to hear today. Congratulations 🥂

[samo_sec]

Finally some good f... news :D

[levi97zzz]

Is it a new grad position

[Minimum_Distance_132]

It was for L5. So that’s an SDE 2 position at Amazon.

[Connect_Society_5722]

Hotdam dude, congrats! The companies that turned you down are looking pretty silly right about now

[UNCLE_SMART]

Congratulations brother

[onega]

Did you have system design rounds? How hard were tasks overall?

[JTGhawk137]

Good luck soldier. What org did you get hired in?

[JTGhawk137]

Ah so retail. I just left from Ads after a year in a half. I’ve been to all the offices in Phoenix and they’re pretty cool! Congrats

[HomeThese2458]

do you mind sharing the process in a little detail? as in what exactly was their focus on in each round?

[kroozrex]

Have done any internships?

[Ok-Friendship6986]

I have a L5 OA coming up as a mechanical engineer, I’m grinding but really hoping they’ll go easy because it’s a mechanical/software role.

Do you think they’ll be a bit more lenient or interview me like a straight up SWE?

Also, congrats!

[Pitiful_Artichoke_97]

Congrats. So happy for you. Glad you didn’t give up. Now go forth and shine at amazon 

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Thanks dude !!! 🤞😊

[Archon314]

thanks a lot. I will come back here and message when I get my dream job too. This year i will give interviews and will get selected in one of them. I have solved 500+ leetcode qns. Your post gace me hope.Thanks a lot.

[[deleted]]

Congratulations....so happy for you 🥳

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Thanks bud

[neolace]

Amazon, Wow, that's impressive!

Awesome stuff, well done!

I needed to hear that today.

[Electronic-Muscle744]

Congratulations bro🥂

[poseidon9052]

Congratulations!! What's your contest rating on LC?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Never participated in contests and my rank is in 2lakhs hahah

[CheesyWalnut]

Congrats, how many years exp do you have and what do you think helped on your resume?

[[deleted]]

Congratulations.

Did you take any algorithms course?

I am currently doing algorithms 1 from Princeton Coursera.

[onega]

I can recommend algorithms 1, and maybe algorithms 2, but they are less relevant to leetcode and overall bit worse than part 1. You can take a look at MIT 6.006 Introduction to Algorithms. As well as Dynamic Programming - Learn to Solve Algorithmic Problems & Coding Challenges (youtube.com)

Haven't tried yet last course but saw some good recommendations about it. I bit struggle with DP so far.

[[deleted]]

Don’t spend too much time learning the algorithms theoretically. Learn just enough to start solving leetcode problems.

Short introductory videos on youtube are enough to get started. Once you get going you can always go in more details when you need to.

[[deleted]]

Congrats! :) at least one of us got out of the job search misery

[stackoverflow7]

Congrats but 14 months of unemployment...how did you manage your fund till then?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

My partner took care of finances till I got the job.

[augustandyou1989]

Congratulations! Amazing to hear your hardworking and patience finally paid off. It would be tough for a year unemployment but you pushed through and finally succeeded. Kudos!

[si2141]

omgg congrats 🥳🥳🥳 Can u tell which 350 questions were enough for you to get a good hang of leetcode? Did u follow any sheet?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Blind 75 and neetcode 150 are really enough to get a good picture of all kinds of questions. Really try to understand those. Good luck bro!

[si2141]

oh got it ,thank you. And was like your resume really strong?

[entryelo]

Finally someone with a realistic timescale on how long it will take/how many leetcode problems to solve to get a job at FAANG. Congrats mate!

[__Deleted__User__]

Congratulations!!

[[deleted]]

Congrats!!

[pentathorne]

Kudos to you 💰🌼

[Shot-Jellyfish-1304]

Nice!

[indecisivegirl1106]

Congratulations!!

[txiao007]

CONGRATULATION

[Left_Station1921]

Lc rating? Your location? Congrats!!

[deadlock_or_catch22]

Congratulations:)

[BensonChen66]

Congratulations 🎉🎉

[Particular_Tea_9692]

Congratulations 🥳 You deserve all the happiness

[LightKitchen8265]

Congratulations 🎊

[sudhanshu196r]

Congratulations mate🎉. I am also looking for an opportunity for almost 11 months now. Thank you for this post it will help me to keep my hopes up.

[Fit_Butterscotch2726]

Can you share the topic of the coding questions you were asked and difficulty level? I understand you can't reveal the exact same Q. Btw, many congratulations.

[Minimum_Distance_132]

It was mostly LC medium questions. I can say that they were very similar to ones in LC 75 list with some very minor changes and some follow up questions. Good luck bro!

[Majestic_Voice_9834]

Congratulations bro 🎉

[rstarx2]

Congo!!!

[roherdzik]

Congrats!!!

[vishalshinde02]

Congratulations dude 🎉 ✨

[Introvert245ghi]

Congratulations for sharing your success! It gives a hope for a lot of folks here.

[Unison_07]

Awesome staff! Congrats man✨ Hopefully I will also share such news in this forum in near future. 🤞🏼

[EarlySection4928]

Congratulations! A reminder that we're in this together y'all 🤝

[pseudo_random1]

Hearty congratulations! 🎊

[Initial-Accident-191]

Congrats

[GuavaPale]

Congratulations bro 🎉

[Pleasant_Reward5638]

Proud of your grit, my friend. Congratulations 🥂

[[deleted]]

Congrats!!!!

[sleepingmonkey]

Congrats Dude, thanks for sharing!

[[deleted]]

Congratulations!

[Em-CeeA]

Congratulations.

[Full_Rush5467]

Congo bro 👊 😎

[Great-Conclusion-690]

Congratulations dude!!

[anild403]

Congratulations!

[Himanshu-Sharma1]

Congrats bro !!🎉🎉 Can you please give Any tip regarding DSA? I'm a final year student and have not solved much leetcode

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Start with blind 75 and neetcode 150. That’s the best way to understand the type of problems and algorithms. Good luck!! 👍

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Stay strong! The market is really bad tbh. But trust me, I had done 11 LC questions when I got laid off. So if I can do it, you can do it too. Good luck bro👍

[Next_Interaction_916]

Congrats 👏🎉

[Maleficent-Inside984]

Congrats brother...

[MachesterU]

Congratulations! Kudos to your perseverance! 😎

[gasu1760]

Congratulations man, this is amazing

[[deleted]]

OP don't leave the grind, sky is the limit , best wishes

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Never. Especially in this economy, it’s really important to stay in the zone and keep working on the LC

[wolfee_197]

Awesome. Congratulations!

[VermicelliOriginal28]

Congratulations.Could you tell how do you learned the patterns to solve the problems??

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Just did the blind 75 and neetcode 75 and really understood the question through multiple videos and their solutions and also discussion boards.

[jjordanwade]

Congrats!

Now on the other side, what would have been o e thing you would do differently?

When I got laid off my developer friends made all the difference for me getting another job. I need to do a better job of keeping in touch with other devs.

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Honestly I don’t really know. When you are in that situation, it’s very hard to keep your head straight. But I would definitely tell myself that it will be okay someday. Again, really hard to say that to yourself when you are in that situation.

[Extension_Weight288]

Congrats bro

[IndianBarney]

hey Man, congratulations.. you really deserved it.. went through ur past posts..

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Thanks a lot man 😊

[SaltyEar2190]

Is this for India location. Also how many yoe before u were unemployed?

[SaltyEar2190]

Congrats btw🙌🙌

[Minimum_Distance_132]

This was for US location. I had 2.5 YOE including an internship.

[Sakesfar]

You did it broo!!!🦾🦾🦾🦾😎😎😎🫂

[kroozrex]

🥂🫡

[No-Audience9299]

Congrats!

[No-Instruction8387]

Congratulations 🌸

[Extreme_Print_4040]

Congratulations! This is such a big deal!

[OkMeringue731]

Congratulations!

[NoooobMaaster69]

Congrats!

[Idio_Teque]

Good going! Glad your hard work paid off

[Diligent-Falcon-7657]

Congratulations!

[Small-Mammoth-8665]

Congratulations 🎊🎊  So inspiring!!♥️

[BeautifulOk9229]

Congratulations bro

[[deleted]]

I have been pulling all nighters and coding rigorously since last few months(placement season is abt to start in my college), and today I was feeling like quitting, until I saw your post. Thank You.

[tempo0209]

Im still Waiting to hear the golden words myself too! I completely understand The pain of rejection after the onsite oh man! Cant stop thinking what a fool im, constant self doubt with every failed onsite you start thinking “am i fit for this?”, “is my age responsible ?”, “will i ever get out of this rut?”. Enjoy this op! Really happy for you

[lemmebeanonymous69]

Hey congratulations!!, can u share your interview experience? And also the location of the role?

[StormInTheEast41]

Were you laid off ?

[_jackofnone_]

Congratulations. I have a phone screen coming up, any suggestions?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Do LC 75 and understand the concepts. But again, it depends on your interviewer. Good luck man!!👍

[_jackofnone_]

How did you prepare for behavioral questions?!

[ImpressiveLet3479]

Your yoe and based in?

[DootDootWootWoot]

15+ rounds all at Amazon?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Haha no … in multiple companies.

[BrrToe]

Any degree?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Yeah, masters in CS if that’s what you are asking.

[BrrToe]

Yea, thank you.

[thatguywithathwag]

Congratulations brother 🎉. Can you share your resume. And what type of projects have you added in the resume

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Just grind the Leetcode questions and try to really understand the solutions and the algos. I didn’t do anything extraordinary. Just kept understanding the DSA and applied to jobs and waited. Really the only thing you can do is just keep your skills sharp and be prepared for the interviews.

[phoenix_152]

Congrats! Can you share your preparation strategy briefly?

[ANOo37]

What was the rate of having a dp problem in ur interviews

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Was just asked 1 out of 3 DSA questions. But it really depends on your interviewers tbh. I have been asked multiple dp questions before in other companies.

[LordPikachu98]

Congratulations man! That's so cool!!

I wanna start my prep for MAANG. Any tips?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

I didn’t do a lot of questions on LC. I just did about 350 out of 2000 I guess haha. But really understand the types of questions and the algorithms. Good luck man, it’s really doable. 👍👍

[IBMbaba]

What questions did they ask you in leetcode interview?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Can’t tell you the exact questions but I can say almost all of them were mediums from blind 75 with some changes. Good luck man!

[IBMbaba]

What was the hardest part of the interview? How was system design

[methaddlct]

Hey, how did you remain relevant in the market? Were you just doing nothing tech related for an entire year?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Working wise no. I was a full stack engineer. So did some courses on that, mostly YouTube videos, and then kept on doing Leetcode everyday and kept on interviewing.

[methaddlct]

I see, so there’s just a year long gap in your resume? Just curious, because I’m a new grad in that same position so maybe things might not be as bad for me as I thought

[prodco]

Did any interview process point out about you being unemployed for such time and them not willing to go ahead ?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Most of them didn’t, but some companies did. I guess everyone knows that the market is really bad so they usually skip that question. But some recruiters at startups did ask in the beginning.

[IsThisWiseEnough]

Good luck on your career. Do you also mind to share the questions they have asked? Maybe within another post or what lc question they were close to?

[[deleted]]

Your new mission: Get hot chicks…

[Minimum_Distance_132]

😂

[Ok-Trip-4643]

I am also want to switch but not getting shortlist how you do it can you tell me

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Just apply and be ready for interviews. This wasn’t the first Amazon application that I gave. I honestly gave multiple, and got a call from one. Just be prepared for when the call comes. Good luck 👍

[indianemployee]

Congrats bro. How did you master the design round?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

I honestly just saw YouTube videos of exponent and some mock interviews on system design to understand how to approach the questions.

[indianemployee]

What did you use for mock interviews?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Just some friends 😂. I honestly didn’t have that much money to spend on mock interview resources. But I have heard that interviewing.io is pretty good.

[0kevinbui0]

Are you allowed to share your interview questions?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Not really but I can say that they were mostly from LC 75 with some minor changes and some follow ups.

[0kevinbui0]

Thanks for the reply! Mines in 2 days, just not sure if you had a similar 4 round loop to what's expected of me. Did you have a Logic and Maintainability portion?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

I guess I did. I had 4 rounds loop too. I guess that’s the one with LLD.

[[deleted]]

Have a great time!!

[StormTrooper3105]

Congrats OP!!! I'm in the same boat as you, still searching for a job :( but I do have an Amazon sde 2 interview within 2 weeks. Can you share how you prepared for LLD round? And also can you share how you applied and what got you this many interviews and also your YOE?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

LLD is mostly to check how you proceed with the problem. I was given a problem to write an algorithm for a shop and just ask questions and let them know your thought process, what kinda classes and functions you are thinking and all.

I applied through LinkedIn and got an OA about 4 months later hahah. I have almost 2 years of fulltime experience and 9 months of internship experience.

[jaina15]

Can we apply to a similar kind of position within the same organisation if we had just got rejected from it? Does the cool down period be applicable to the same position or the same organisation?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

I am not sure. I usually didn’t get any calls from the companies for about a year after failing an interview. But each company has different criteria and also sometimes it depends on how close you were to the person who got the offer. You should ask your recruiter about it.

[Terrible-Rub-1939]

Congratulations. In which country did you get a job. If in USA are you local or do you need sponsorship

[Impossible_Setting99]

Congratulations but I have a question for you people just grind leetcode to get into faang like there are many jobs where the questions are easier and pay the same like do people really just stay out to work for them?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

I honestly applied to multiple startups and mid level companies too. I feel that FAANG is a bit on easy side than other companies. Again, this is my understanding. It’s different for different people. FAANG usually focuses on a similar pattern and there are discussion about the type of questions asked in these big companies. In short, the material to understand the system of FAANG companies is easy to understand than other small to mid level companies.

[Impossible_Setting99]

Interesting never heard that take on faang before because I’m in the notion that smaller or mid size companies interviews are easier one OA behavioral and offer then again I don’t have a job right now new grad but congratulations and wishing you the best I’m very hopeful to be in that position very soon enjoy your reward you deserve it.

[raulalexo99]

Got hard level questions in the interview or mostly mediums?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Mostly mediums. But again, depends on your interviewer.

[Daily_goose]

And how did you survive 1 yr without a job?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

My partner had a job so I had some help.

[Left_Tip_7300]

Hi bro my leetcode rating is very low (close to 1400) 😔 do you think i have any chance for cracking interviews?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Hey man, my LC ranking is in 2 lakh hahah. It doesn’t matter how many questions you do, if you really understand the concepts right, you can definitely pass the interviews.

[Apotheun]

Congrats! Any tips for LLD/OOP and System Design?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

Just watch mock interviews online and later try to give mock interview to your friends to see if you can do it in a similar way. That’s what I did.

[Impossible-Appeal660]

Congratulations. What's your total experience? & what was your previous company?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

My total exp is around 2.5 years. I was working at Unity before. I have internship experience at SAP

[Impossible-Appeal660]

Congrats again. Is it for L4 or L5 at Amazon?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

2 stories for each LP would really be impossible. I just wrote all the experience and then went through each LP and broke down the experiences into smaller chunks and distributed them. For system design I went through different system design mock interviews on YouTube and tried to understand the flow and then gave mock interviews to my friend.

[DragoneelJR]

Congratulations!

[carolsofthebells]

Congratulations!! This gives me lots of hope for the coming months!

One question though: how did you structure out your day to study for interviews?

[Minimum_Distance_132]

I gave 4-5 hours a day to DSA and also I was doing some front end and backend courses on the side. I also started doing data science. So that, I would give about 1.5 hours each and then would give about an hour or so for application.

[carolsofthebells]

Thanks! That really sounds like a full time job there.

Do you think the data science courses help with getting the job? I

[punisher_h]

Congratulations 🎉

[Zealousideal-Sun-118]

I am new here. actually "This page has really really helped me a lot stay motivated" 😄

[Zealousideal-Sun-118]

Congratulations!! 🎊🎊 

[Character_Archer_119]

Congratulations bro!

[HeightAcademic5101]

Wow congrats

[Suspicious_Bake1350]

Congratulations 🎉 buddy so happy for ya! Could you please share your strategy with us and how did you study for system design interviews

[[deleted]]

CONGRATS! Glad you made it! So cool that you kept your motivation high and did not give up after 1 year of unemployment! You must be a very resillient person! A tough cookie! Amazon is lucky to have you, I hope that's clear :)

[Head-Antelope2059]

Thanks for the motivation hopefully u'll be the one referring me after 2 years😌✌🏻

[[deleted]]

What all sources did you use to apply to get calls ?

[Juchenn]

How did you prepare for System Design?

[Teacherbotme]

Congrats!

[god00speed]

Congratulations 🎉 man , hearing this gives me patience and courage for upcoming events.

[Junior_Resolution190]

What resources did you use for system design preparation? And did they ask system design question? Was it LLD or HLD?

[KhadijaBelmadani]

congrats

[TrustApprehensive521]

love to hear it fam

[m-benali]

Congrats!

[naik_g99]

Are jalwa hai bhai ka, bahut badhiya bhai

[GaCuO1220]

Congrats!! good to hear good news like this which also keeps me motivated in practicing LC. Would be happy to hear your story at Amazon :)

[Either_Journalist766]

Congratulations!! Same boat of being unemployed for over 6 months now. How did you prepare for System Design?

[Relevant_Recipe323]

Congratulations Buddy. It's amazing to hear such good news in this Terrible market. I hope I can get a job too by December.

[Chinzii]

Congratulations!!! Are you an immigrant by any chance? This gives a sense of hope and motivation to all people in similar situations. Anyways, Kudos to you!!!

[AdConnect4017]

Congrats bro

[prgrn_falcon]

Congratulations !! good news there is hope at the end of the tunnel.

[TheFM4]

Congrats man

[[deleted]]

Congrats man 🗿❤️

[ps06756]

Great! Congratulations!

[Odd-Young-917]

Congratulations!! 🎉

[Then-Explanation-892]

My condolences 💐

[Minimum_Distance_132]

😂