Switching in a Tough Job Market! How did she crack Amazon SDE-2 offer? SDE-2 Interview Experience.

In this episode, we talk to Krishna, a software engineer at Amazon who shares the real challenges behind switching jobs while working a full-time role. From struggling with consistency in DSA prep to facing brutal rejections and juggling back-to-back interviews—this is the story most engineers don’t talk about.
In this episode, Krishna shares:
Why staying consistent with prep while working full-time is so hard
How she applied to 100+ companies during a slow market
Her strategy to balance work with multiple interviews a week
A horror story of getting ghosted after a verbal offer
How she stayed motivated through the chaos
Real talk on rejections, burnout, and the emotional toll

If you're planning to switch jobs but keep putting it off—or you're stuck between prep and pressure—this episode is for you. It's honest, relatable, and full of practical advice.

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0:00 Intro
1:50 Experience at Walmart and what motivated her to look for other companies?
3:25 How is the current job market?
4:15 Hacks to get interview calls
5:50 Toughest Interview experience
7:40 How did she manage time preparing for job interviews along with a full time job?
11:55 Apple Interview experience
14:09 Amazon Interview experience
19:33 Resources she used for system design and portals to apply for jobs
23:54 Compensation range of Walmart and Amazon
25:45 Outro

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