I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Sunnyvale, CA) in Dec 2020
Interview
It was for a new grad, and the interview process was fairly simple. They had an OA round, one behavioral round, one aptitude round, and lastly a virtual interview round where they asked more coding question
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was a leetcode graph question for finding the number of connections to reach the destination
Interview mainly consisted of DSA and questions on Leadership Principles.
Also slightly emphasizing on Low level design.Interview sort of helped me with the approach and asked me to explain the time and space complexity
The loop consists of 4–5 back-to-back interviews, each lasting 45–60 minutes. Your panel will typically include your potential hiring manager, 1–2 team members, a senior leader, and the Bar Raiser. Every interviewer is assigned 2–3 specific Leadership Principles to evaluate. Together, the panel covers all 16 principles across the loop.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
The interview process started with an initial recruiter screening, followed by technical interview rounds. The technical interviews focused on data structures, algorithms, problem-solving, and discussing my approach clearly. The interviewers also asked behavioral questions related to teamwork, challenges, and past projects. Overall, the process was structured and professional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a binary tree, how would you find the lowest common ancestor of two nodes if each node also has a parent pointer?