I applied through a recruiter. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in May 2022
Interview
Recruiter reached out, I applied. I passed the initial vetting process and the recruiter gave me a list of questions and topics to study for the interview. None of them were asked during the interview, the questions were almost all detailed networking and only one had anything to do with systems troubleshooting. Don't bother applying unless you're currently a networking admin with a deep understanding of network communications.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
What happens when you type in "amazon.com" to your web browser?
The interview was smooth. Recruiter reached out with an invitation to an online assessment, then a phone interview 1 hour and interview loop scheduled after that. It had 4 rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Depends on the domain of the role. I had Networking domain, so most questions were on Linux and troubleshooting.
It was difficult , questions about os and computer network and one easy coding question , the coding question was prime number question, also asked behavioural questions which are to be answered in STAR format
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Ashburn, VA) in Sep 2025
Interview
There were 4 interview phases. The first one was personality based and generic, the following were all technical with different individuals. It was a standard interview but I’d say you get brownie points for knowing their leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the differences between UDP vs TCP protocols?
