I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC) in Sep 2024
Interview
Once you pass the OA, the recruiter will contact you for a 30min phone call. If the recruiter thinks you are fit for the position you will have a chance to interview for an hour. Then you get to 4~5 hours of Virtual on-site interviews (1 hr system design).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a video sharing platform where you can send it to your friends.
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
Interview involved one screening OA and one final day, 3 back to back interviews, one technical, one behavioral and one mix. Focused on leader ship principles and DSA and algo
