I applied in-person. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderābād) in Mar 2012
Interview
I appeared for the "Amazon Code Ninja" coding competition online at Interviewstreet.com just for fun. I solved 3 out of their given 5 problems and got world ranked 251. They HRs then contacted me via mail after a week asking me if I was interested. Once I gave the go they scheduled for me 2 telephonic interviews. These interviews typically had 3 algorithm questions in each. It was followed by 3 onsite 1 on 1 interviews at their Hyderabad office. In these 3 interviews the level of questions were tougher and you had 1 hour to solve and optimize 2 problems. This was followed by 2 telephonic interviews from Seattle one of which was by my Hiring manager. These rounds were about higher conceptual computer science questions and design questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design the backend system and data structure needed for an online ticket booking system for an intercity bus service.
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Santa Clara, CA) in Jun 2026
Interview
Recruiter reached out and set up an onsite loop after the initial steps. Four back to back rounds in one day. Two coding heavy rounds run by senior engineers, one round with the hiring manager, and one behavioral round with a bar raiser. Mix of leadership principles and data structures throughout. Heard back within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard BFS grid problem. Given a grid, find the time for all cells to reach a target state where the spread happens one layer at a time.
How did you answer: Clarified the constraints, walked through the approach, then coded a clean BFS from all starting points at once. Tracked the number of layers until everything was covered.