I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2025
Interview
online assessment- 3 hours and 4 sections
shortlisted for interview
3 rounds of interview on same day
1st round - 1 coding question and 2 behavioral questions alongwith some follow ups
2nd round- 3 behavioral questions based on Amazon leadership principles and lots of follow ups
3rd round - 2 coding questions both medium leetcode problems and optimizations
each round lasted for 1 hour.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Have you received any feedback form your manager, and how did you handle it
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
