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Amazon AWS Interview, Network Engineer
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darkerz
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Just curious, how much experience do you have with the above listed?
Everything except the new 7009 chassis (drolls, also "new" is subjective), but I've worked a lot in IOS, IOS-XE and NX-OS. I've done mid level implementation and operation of MX, SRX and ISG devices as well.
Everything else? Very strong experience.
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What is the compensation like, if you don't mind me asking? -
Optionsptilsen
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Big congrats! Definitely going to look amazing on your resume and be a great experience on its own. And yes, if you don't mind, salary details would be great.
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Big congrats! Definitely going to look amazing on your resume and be a great experience on its own. And yes, if you don't mind, salary details would be great.
Interviewer: So, what kind of compensation are you looking for? (This was during the 1st interview, so I was cocky "nothing to lose" mode, first question)
Me: I want 110k USD / year.
Interviewer: *Grins* do you want a hefty bonus as well per annum?
Me: 20% would be good. I'm humbled to be here, so compensation is the least of my concerns.
Interviewer: (Writes down notes on a notepad) Alright, log into this nexus 7k and walk me through vPC, what does it do, why do we use it, I'll explain the context of the customers requirements as we go along...
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OptionsJackace
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Congrats man. I would love an opportunity like that. How do you go about getting experience with that many different platforms? I mean I touch all the Cisco stuff listed Nexus. I work with the ASR (IOS-XR) stuff a lot instead of Nexus, but then to have juniper and F5 experience as well, that's a pretty broad base.
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QHalo
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"log into this 7k and walk me through vPC"
Must be nice to just have a 7k laying around for interviewees to futz with. Only slightly jelly. Congrats! -
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Congrats on new job!!
I will second that as well that the TechExams forum community is amazing. The support and encouragement has been extremely helpful to my career success and moving up progressively.
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Darkerz nice work you hot shot! I mean that in a good way and you're 24? (if memory serves me correctly) Need advice asked Darkerz he walks the walk not just talks it. -
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hi Darkerz,
I chanced upon the same position. Its going to be my 1st phone screening. Would you be sharing your experience? -
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hi Darkerz,
I chanced upon the same position. Its going to be my 1st phone screening. Would you be sharing your experience?
When I saw your thread, I KNEW this has to come up. In fact, I can google "Amazon AWS Interview" and this is on the top of the page. Really spooky.
My experience, without breaking any sort of "unspoken trusts", is the technical phone screens are technical. I want you to read and note the RFC's listed in the description, write them down on a piece of paper.
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I would then recommend a good read on Routing TCP/IP Volume I, Second editions and Volume II. Flash card the concepts, I would recommend knowing TCP, IP, ARP, SSL, OSPF, BGP, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP and the nooks' and crannies in the middle very well. If its on the description, like any job, known it. If it's on your resume, you better be an SME at it by this point in the game. My guess is a mixture of theory, application but mostly "Are you faking it with manufactured GNS3 & book experience or not" - I prefer that approach.
Yes, there will probably be a second or third phone screening but I can't say, everyone's experience will differ, obviously. Yes, it will be technical in nature, the recruiter will clarify this for you.
The leadership principles - incorporate this into your answers, it's taken really seriously over there. I know a few guys at Amazon, we're pretty close, it's not just fluff. Frugality, especially. Are you used to a generous CAPX and OPEX? I hope not for long.
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Feel free to ping me with any questions *within reason!*. I'm sure plenty of people have gotten far into the process, and to be honest it was and still is (trust me, it really is) extremely difficult to resist the addiction to AWS, their various groups and very persistent recruiters. Only time will tell whether my own personal long term career path will continue where I am currently, or down the Seattle' campus path.
Good problem to have I suppose.
Darkerz nice work you hot shot! I mean that in a good way and you're 24? (if memory serves me correctly) Need advice asked Darkerz he walks the walk not just talks it.
Reading, studying, labbing, flash carding / raw memorization and way too many "Network Nerd" media's (podcast, youtubes, cbt's, etc) consistently for 5 years really does wonders. I guess the trick is don't be comfortable, don't do 1 year of experience 10 years over. Some really smart girl on this forum said that once, I believe.
Being hansom helps as well. /Shameless plug:twisted:
