Amazon Discover: Spring Insight Participant Review

Sessions with my mentor who is a current Software Development Engineer at Amazon. My mentor helped me prepare for summer internship interviews by giving relevant tips on good coding style and data structures and algorithms. I also received advice from recruiters on the internship application process. I also learned about the day in the life of a Software Engineer at a company like Amazon. My mentor shared relevant resources to prepare for a summer internship at Amazon.

During the technical workshops, my mentor told me about 16 common types of errors that occur while coding. I learned about memory management in python. My mentor also emphasised on the importance of writing readable and production-ready code. I learned about naming variables and functions in a readable manner. I learned about the concepts of hashtables and how they are much more efficient for lookup if compared to other data structures. I also learned about some OOP concepts.

It was an enjoyable and valuable experience learning about different roles at Amazon. The event was highly insightful as I heard from recruiters and Software Development Engineers working in different teams at Amazon. My mentor also told me about the hierarchy of the different roles people work on as Software Development Engineers. I am personally interested in the Software Engineering Summer Internship at Amazon and look forward to joining the company and learning more about its diverse and inclusive culture.

The company culture was extremely diverse and inclusive. Amazon highly abides by its leadership principles and this was highly admirable to see. The core principle of Amazon, which they also tend to term as the company's DNA, was Customer Obsession. The company runs around this principle. It innovates for its customers and makes life easy for them. Amazon is also highly focused on recruiting smart people and people who have the potential to learn.

I enjoyed the programme to a very good extent where I got to know so many people and learn so many things. It was really useful and full of learning and engaging too. The people were really good and friendly and everything was very well explained. I can definitely say that I enjoyed it a lot and would also recommend it to others because of its great sessions and learning opportunities.

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I would say be honest and fair with your work. Focus on your academic result, your hobbies more because knowledge is something they will provide but you should have the capability to do it. Also, although it is very competitive but is really fair and they will judge you in your actual skills. Be good with you cv, cl, application questions, tests and interviews and they will decide fairly whether you are a good fit.