Ben Adam - I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months
[[interview]] learn the org structure before joining, the goals of the org and how that influences decision making, as well how that org interacts with other orgs
[[interview]] Amazon interviews heavily rely on behavioral interview process to assess how well you are aligned with their Amazon Leadership Principles
[[interview]] If they offer an aggressive start, might be worthwhile to dig into why
Amazon operates like a federation of smaller companies
Organizations -> divisions -> teams
At this scale, centralization is the enemy of efficiency. To be efficient at the macro level, you would be inefficient at the micro level
Documentation is essential to its decentralized nature