Online application, got contacted by recruiter. Interview was 2- 60 minute interviews. Topics were scripting (short simple application exploit script). Questions regarding application security, digital forensics and incident response. Questions were situational and specifically created to judge the way we thought about the scenario. Behavioral questions were included in both rounds.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a hard disk, where would you look to find instances of an illegal remote login. Same for installed apps
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Arlington, VA) in Jan 2025
Interview
2 consecutive rounds for 60 minutes each - first technical with coding and secure code review - second completely technical security concepts and threat modelings. Before that OA was sent.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Austin, TX) in Feb 2024
Interview
I interviewed in Spring of 2024 for Security Engineer Intern position at Amazon. It was two 1-hour interviews back-to-back. There was only 1 round of interviews and I received the offer a little over a month later. I also had a virtual interview prep session before the interview itself.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were no coding questions, I was asked to explain general cybersecurity concepts--i.e. what is encoding, encryption--and was asked about projects on my resume. I was also asked some behavioral questions like if I've ever had a disagreement with a coworker and how I resolved it.