I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Oct 2013
Interview
The interview process at Amazon varies pretty widely from team to team and there doesn't seem to be much standardization. Pretty much all of the questions are either algorithmic puzzles or software design problems.
I met with five different people over the course of the interview. Three of them were developers who asked me design and algorithm questions. One was a manager who also asked me similar questions. One was an HR representative who asked me soft questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you design a warehouse (with books, shelves, etc.) using OOO concepts?
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.
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
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.