I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (New Delhi) in Sep 2012
Interview
One written test - 20 MCQ's on C, OS, Aptitude, LR, DBMS
Then three rounds of interview. All questions were from Tress or LinkedList.
Final interview round was a face to face.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is the most appropiate DS to implement a T9 dictionary
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC)
Interview
One online assessment and one virtual interview included a coding round and leadership principle questions; overall, the process was fairly straightforward and not overly challenging for me throughout the experience.
2 rounds:
1st round: 3 behaviorals: Tell me about yourself, tell me about a time you used Gen AI, tell me about a time you faced a problem in one of your experiences
Leetcode similar to LRU Cache but a variant
2nd round: 3 more behaviorals; tell me about yourself, a specific experience in my internship, a time you disagreed with manager/peer on a project
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Pretty difficult OA didn't need to get full score. One round technical interview with SDE. Interview was pretty easy, most people I knew at school and friends ended up passing the interview. Took about 1 month to hear back after interview