I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Jan 2019
Interview
There is 1 telephonic interview. After clearing I was scheduled for on site loop which has 6 interviews including a lunch. Interviewers included Hiring manager and 1 or 2 people from the team and others were from different team. The technical questions were very easy and they want you to write all code on board, which I did. Each interview will also include leadership principles questions that you need to relate to your previous experience. This is the tricky part and luck involved. The interviewers themselves are not competetitive but they have a set of questions for leadership principles and they write down what you say and what you write on white board like typists. They do communicate that you are doing all good but don't believe that you have cleared that round.
I thought I did well in all interviews and the interviewers themselves were all showing positive signs. I couldn't believe that this would be lost. However, a day later I get an email that they are not gonna make an offer.
I would definitely do not recommend taking interviews with Amazon if you really care for your time.
The interesting part is they do not communicate any feedback of why they would not like me.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions about trees during telephonic. Onsite was mostly easy, arrays, and some hashtable related questions. There was one about how to calculate expressions. But rest was all leadership principles.
Initial screening call with recruiter followed by a 1 hr hacker rank question on DSA. The final round was a panel consisting of 4 interviews ranging from technical design, more DSA and behaviour questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you disagreed with your team and how you resolved it
Online Application & Assessment: Candidates apply via amazon.jobs and may be asked to complete online assessments (work simulations or technical tests).
Recruiter Phone Screen: A 30-60 minute interview to discuss your background, interest in the role, and initial behavioral questions.
Technical Phone Screen (For Tech Roles): A 60-minute interview focused on data structures, algorithms, and coding in a shared editor.
Interview Loop (Virtual/Onsite): The final stage, usually 3-5, 45-60 minute interviews held on the same day or over a few days.
Behavioral Questions: These focus on past behavior (STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result) mapped to Leadership Principles.
Technical/Functional Questions: Problem-solving, system design, or domain-specific questions.
Bar Raiser Interview: One interviewer is a "Bar Raiser," a neutral employee from another team tasked with ensuring hiring standards remain high.
Hiring Committee/Debrief: Interviewers meet to discuss candidate feedback and make a hiring decision.
Recruiter screen. Then 2 coding interviews then onsite rounds (another coding question, then a system design question, then HM behavioral interview). System design was simpler than other companies. Coding was leetcode ish
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