I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Mar 2025
Interview
Technical Round
Duration: ~1 hour 10 minutes
Method: Video Interview via Amazon Chime
Focus: Problem-solving, logical reasoning, and DSA application
Key Questions:
A question that translated to detecting a loop in a linked list (approach + implementation)
A Tree + Dynamic Programming question requiring optimization under constraints
Obstacles:
The questions were not direct and needed careful interpretation from a descriptive paragraph.
Initially struggled with the first problem due to nervousness but managed to solve it after a hint in story format.
Faced difficulty in the second problem as I had not practiced much on trees and DP; required multiple hints.
Ended up with syntax errors and incomplete implementation due to time running out, but conveyed my final approach clearly.
Had one virtual interview with an engineer. Prior to that, there was a online assessment with a leadership assessment (behavioral). Process was smooth. Heard back within reasonable time (1-2 weeks).
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
valid brackets on leetcode and we dove a bit deeper
First there was an online assesment and two rounds of tech interview where each round had 2 dsa problems which were lc medium and some behavioral questions and project related question.
The interview process was straightforward and friendly. It started with a recruiter screening, followed by a technical interview. The interviewer asked basic coding questions, object-oriented programming concepts, and a few behavioral questions based on Amazon Leadership Principles. The coding problems were not very difficult, and the interviewer was willing to provide hints when needed. Overall, the experience was positive and well organized.