I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Mar 2026
Interview
1 month long interview process. Required technical assessment and also behavioral interviews where the team was interested in how you worked and what your personality was like. Technical assessment weren’t too long and had basic to advanced questions.
Applied online via the company careers page. Received a reply from HR within a few weeks inviting me to an initial
screening call over Teams. Process also included an online coding assessment sent as a pre-interview step.
Communication from HR was professional, prompt, and friendly throughout the scheduling stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard background and motivation questions — what attracted me to the company, and a walk-through of recent
Could not use AI during the first interview. The recruiter was helpful in the screener but the coding exam was tough including the take home test. Did a few Leetcode examples but apparently that wasn't enough.
Standard loop with lots of tech questions. 3 coding interviews and a system design. Then bar raiser at the end. 30 minute tech screener beforehand. Recruiter e-mail and call before that.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Conduct a system design of the Galatical empire set in the year 2045. Make sure to hit on how you would transfer data between different galaxies and the data sources you would use
