Quite comprehensive. Extremely behavioral driven based on hypothetical questions. There was some technical questions and interviewing but I would say they were not the core of the whole selection process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Mainly based on tell how you reacted on this circumstance. It review can be easily passed no matter what you did if you really read the documentation they provide and spend time preparing hypothetical scenarios that embody their core values.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Reston, VA) in May 2020
Interview
My recruiter was amazing, helped me all the way and was very cordial. Apart from the recruiter phone calls, 2 phone interviews and one full day panel interview.
First Phone interview with the hiring manger - Mostly behavioral questions based on amazon leadership principles
2nd phone interview was technical - Spoke to one of the Sr engineers who interviewed me on all CS basics, modern design principles and architecture.
Full panel interview - 5 hrs with breaks, one of them was a bar raiser. All of them were focused on leadership principles with few design questions. I did very well on all except one which could have been the reason for no offer. The full panel is very intensive taking about previous experiences, preparation on the leadership principles is the key. Take each principle and prepare an example from your prior work experience.
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Question 1
Sorry, signed a NDA but would recommend preparing well for all the leadership principles with examples from prior work experiences.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Mountain View, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
1hr Technical Phone Interview followed by onsite all day interview with seven people. Phone part was technical coding. Onsite was a mix of management and technical. If you get stuck, ask for more clarifications otherwise they won't help much.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself
Describe how you handled a difficult situation
Describe another difficult situation
Describe how to interface dsp to main soc and describe type of api's that may be needed
Describe bootloader process
Describe a time when you failed at something