I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2012
Interview
Four 45-min 1:1 technical interviews, plus a lunch interaction before hand.
Asked to code during first two. Answered large-scale conceptual questions in third. Asked for definitions/explanations of OOD ideas and then more code in the 4th.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write code to serialize and then deserialize a tree.
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
