I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jun 2011
Interview
HR people at Amazon are among the best teams. They reply very quickly and that makes the interview process very good. Work Culture at Amazon seemed to be casual at the same time quite demanding.
My interview consisted of 4 rounds of 45 mins each. Only 5 mins gap in between which made it very challenging since the thoughts of the previous interviews keep on lingering.
Interview by recuriter, Phone interview over Chime with one easy Leet code problem and 2 behavioral questions. Although the interviewer was very casual at the start of the conversation, it quickly changed into behavioral questions at the start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Encoding optimization algorithm and talk about a project you did recently.
First round is just leet code coding which screens through AI before going into live coding. Pretty simple and straighforward. Not too tough. Recruiter walks through it pretty nicely. Not sure how many rounds there are exactly
After submitting my application for the Software Engineer position, I received an invitation to complete an automated Online Assessment (OA). The assessment consisted of standard coding challenges, primarily focusing on algorithmic and data structure problems. Unfortunately, a few days after submitting my solutions for the assessment, I received an email informing me that I would not be moving forward in the interview process and was rejected.