I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2020
Interview
A night before the interview, our college arranged an online interactive session for us with one of the Amazon employees. There I learnt the interview is usually difficult to crack and with the ongoing pandemic, it's going to be more difficult because Amazon tends to use their own app for the video calling where most of the times(presumably), the recruiter's face is not visible which(I feel) creates a more tense environment for the candidate. Even though the question asked by the interviewer was easy and I had solved that problem earlier, I couldn't answer it properly just out of nervousness. I was ousted in that very round but I learnt you can't crack the interviews of big corporations like Amazon and Goldman Sachs just by studying a night before the interview. I am quite good at aptitude and usually clear the first cognitive round and sometimes, the technical rounds too but for cracking a technical round, you need hell lot of preparation(at least a year) and most importantly loads of diligence and persistence.
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon (Patiala) in Jun 2026
Interview
Amazing process, was asked 2 dsa questions then hashmap internals and then basic introduction in dsa question i was given hints too, ovrall a great experience, will recommend everyone in the house