[JoeyPriceless]

I was offered an Solution Architect internship at AWS after my 3rd year at uni which involed some online assessments and two interviews.

The OAs consisted of a technical quizzes and a weird "work simulator" where you had to apply the leadership principles. The interviews had a similar setup where one was focused on technical questions/experiences while the other was with a manager where I had to relate my experiences to the leadership principles.

My interview prep really only took an hour or two. They sent over some tips regarding the STAR method and leadership principles, etc. I have no idea what this person was doing for two weeks.

It did hurt to turn them down in the end as the pay + housing stipend was really good, and I would have liked to have a FAANG on the resume. However, I had already accepted an offer from a smaller company and preferred a SDE role in a potentially less stressful work environment.