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There were no coding questions, I was asked to explain general cybersecurity concepts--i.e. what is encoding, encryption--and was asked about projects on my resume. I was also asked some behavioral questions like if I've ever had a disagreement with a coworker and how I resolved it.
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Security Engineer Intern

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Feb 16, 2025

There were no coding questions, I was asked to explain general cybersecurity concepts--i.e. what is encoding, encryption--and was asked about projects on my resume. I was also asked some behavioral questions like if I've ever had a disagreement with a coworker and how I resolved it.

What is SQLi and how to mitigate it? What is XSS and how to mitigate it? perform threat modeling on a smart home security system. basic scripting with python what is insecure deserialization and how to fix it what is SSRF and how to exploit it
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Application Security Engineer

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5
Oct 23, 2023

What is SQLi and how to mitigate it? What is XSS and how to mitigate it? perform threat modeling on a smart home security system. basic scripting with python what is insecure deserialization and how to fix it what is SSRF and how to exploit it

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