Software Engineering Internship Amazon Interview Experience

Post by [deleted] » Thu, Dec 01, 2016, 2:05 AM UTC

shorodei wrote: post #38

bsg75 wrote: post #27

> You will not be able to open any tabs or windows If I had to code purely from memory, without the benefit of language or library docs, I would not be able to write anything of use. Personally when hiring, I'm not interested in a candidate's memory recall, but the ability to use resources when faced with a new challenge.

Within these restrictions, I don't think they expect your written code to compile. They just want to ensure the integrity of the test itself. Is it worth the invasion of privacy? Personally, I don't think so.

Post by donatj » Thu, Dec 01, 2016, 2:07 AM UTC

riazrizvi wrote: post #155

kafkaesq wrote: post #18

The following information will be collected during the duration of the exam: Your microphone Your webcam Your physical location Your head movements Your eye movements Your mouth movements Creepy as all get-out. By all means, lets have more leaks like this.

I think it's a bit silly to get so worked up about this. The test is simply to gauge programming skill in an online test, and they want to check you are not cheating. Though I think they could have worded it without freaking people out: "You are going to be video monitored during the test".

Post by Emc2fma » Thu, Dec 01, 2016, 2:08 AM UTC

shorodei wrote: post #38

bsg75 wrote: post #27

> You will not be able to open any tabs or windows If I had to code purely from memory, without the benefit of language or library docs, I would not be able to write anything of use. Personally when hiring, I'm not interested in a candidate's memory recall, but the ability to use resources when faced with a new challenge.

Within these restrictions, I don't think they expect your written code to compile. They just want to ensure the integrity of the test itself. Is it worth the invasion of privacy? Personally, I don't think so.

Post by kardos » Thu, Dec 01, 2016, 2:09 AM UTC

mbfg wrote: post #111

Ok so lets say i get this job at Big Brother Amazon. They give me my first assignment. I find a way to 'cheat' such that i finish the project in record time and it is perfect. You don't want that? What the hell does cheating mean in software development.

Post by labster » Thu, Dec 01, 2016, 2:09 AM UTC

kuschku wrote: post #146

kafkaesq wrote: post #18

The following information will be collected during the duration of the exam: Your microphone Your webcam Your physical location Your head movements Your eye movements Your mouth movements Creepy as all get-out. By all means, lets have more leaks like this.

So, what if I run the browser in a VM, and cheat in a second VM? With a secondary input device to switch between which VM is displayed on my screen? Or even an overlay? They’d be completely fooled. It’s completely useless, and so needlessly invasive.