I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2024
Interview
The Amazon interview process is known for being rigorous and thorough. It typically consists of several stages designed to assess a candidate's technical skills, problem-solving abilities, and cultural fit. Here's a detailed overview of the process:
1. Application
Submission: You start by submitting your resume through the Amazon career portal or through a recruiter.
Initial Screening: Your resume is reviewed to determine if your qualifications match the job requirements.
2. Phone Screen
Recruiter Call: An initial conversation with a recruiter to discuss your background, the role, and basic logistics.
Technical Phone Screen: One or more technical phone interviews focusing on coding and problem-solving skills. You may use online coding platforms like Amazon Chime or a shared document.
3. Online Assessment (for some roles)
Coding Test: An automated coding assessment, typically hosted on platforms like Codility or HackerRank, assessing your coding and algorithm skills.
Work Simulation: Simulated tasks relevant to the role you are applying for, which may include debugging code, system design, or other practical tasks.
4. Onsite Interview (or Virtual Onsite)
Number of Rounds: Usually consists of 4-6 interviews, each lasting about 45-60 minutes.
Interviewers: A mix of software engineers, managers, and possibly senior leadership.
Focus Areas:
Coding: Several rounds focused on data structures and algorithms.
System Design: For more experienced roles, you might have one or more rounds on designing complex systems.
Behavioral: Questions based on Amazon’s Leadership Principles. You'll be expected to provide examples from your past experience demonstrating these principles.
Bar Raiser: One interviewer is designated as the "Bar Raiser," an Amazon
Good interview process overall. The questions were mostly focused on general software engineering knowledge, with a strong emphasis on AI concepts. The interviewers were professional, and the process was well organized.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design and a lot of questions “imagine the situation”
Leet code question medium to gard then they snack you with a web app that you have to debug with a Very limited ai assistant that won't give you the answer but will read the files and tell you what they do
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leet code and assisted debugging and 15 pillar of Amazon leadership questions
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
first round was leetcode for 1hour, got easy 2 questions
then final round has 2 leetcode session and 1 system design and 1 lld session. each session has also leadership principle.
Leetcode questions was easy-medium.
Leadership principle was hard
I had issue with screensharing it wasted 10-15 min during the first round of interview
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
leet code - array and string questions. easy and medium level