I applied through other source. The process took 4 days. I interviewed at Amazon (Dublin, Dublin) in Apr 2015
Interview
1 Hour Telephone Technical interview.
1 Hour coding test.
I guess there would have been a longer process but I did not get beyond this stage.
I did not get the coding challenge done: serialize and desterilize a tree to a file done.
Overall it sounds like a great place to work, would say I am disappointed I did not get it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Questions about Amazon
2. General questions about a project you were proud of.
3. General questions about a time where you failed.
4. Quite a few technical questions
The interview was basically a screening round, It was just a quick interview to get to know if I was worth the company's time. The dsa round was pretty easy but once they got into system design it was harder.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked dsa questions like trapping rain water and a stack question similar to valid parenthesis.
Recruiter screen, online assessment, technical interviews, and behavioral rounds focused heavily on Amazon Leadership Principles. The process was structured, with a strong emphasis on problem-solving, coding skills, and examples demonstrating impact and ownership.
Recruiter screen, followed by an online coding assessment and then a technical phone interview. The final round was a virtual onsite loop with multiple interviews covering data structures, system design, debugging, and Amazon Leadership Principles. The technical questions were practical but time-constrained, and the behavioural questions required specific examples using the STAR format.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a scalable URL shortening service and explain how you would handle high read traffic, collisions, database schema, expiration, and basic monitoring.