Interesting, one would think that would mean easier interviews and whatnot so as to allow for greater number of applicants and churn, but it is not what I have heard about it.

it is a good place for new graduates to solve some challenging engineering problems at scale and learn. Most of the employees do not last more than 2 years. People who stick for longer, admire that type of culture and are made for amazon. Their stock has also performed extremely well.