I applied through other source. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2011
Interview
Amazon contacted me when I updated my resume on Monster. After a call from their recruiter, I was asked for a first technical phone interview. I did not do well in that interview, however I got asked to do a second technical interview in which you are asked programming questions I think I did better but I did not get the job.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Define the strategy pattern and when could it be used
How would you implement a priority queue. What is the O analysis of your implementation. How would you store a tree structure. How would you implement a tinyURL service.
given a tree write a function isSymmetrical that would find out if the tree is symmetric or not.
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Class Node
{
Node leftChild
Node rightChild;
int value;
}
//Write this method:
boolean isSymmetrical(Node treeRoot) {
Examples:
This is symmetrical
7
/ \
5 5
/ \
9 9
/ \ / \
2 8 8 2
This is not symmetrical (value difference):
7
/ \
5 6
/ \
9 9
/ \ / \
2 8 8 2
This is not symmetrical (structural difference)
7
/ \
5 5
/ \
9 9
/ \ /
2 8 8
OA contained 2 coding questions and then followed by a multiple choice question on behavioral where they emphasized a lot on their leadership rules which you can find on their website
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is customer obsession and how do you apply it
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.
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
