I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON)
Interview
Initial Screening: Assess basic qualifications, resume, and fit for the role. You may be asked general questions about Amazon’s leadership principles.
Technical Assessment: Evaluate your technical skills with problems or practical exercises. Discuss past projects to demonstrate technical expertise.
Behavioral Interview: Use the STAR method to discuss experiences related to teamwork, conflict resolution, and cultural fit. Show alignment with Amazon's leadership principles like Customer Obsession and Deliver Results.
Leadership Principles Deep Dive: Answer detailed questions on how you embody Amazon’s leadership principles. Discuss how you’d handle role-specific scenarios.
Final Round: Comprehensive evaluation of technical and behavioral skills, including cross-functional questions and assessment of cultural fit with potential team members.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Initial Screening
Resume Overview: "Can you walk me through your resume and highlight the key experiences that make you a good fit for this role?"
Basic Qualification: "What motivated you to apply for this position at Amazon?"
2. Technical Assessment
Coding Problem: "Can you write a function to reverse a linked list?"
System Design: "How would you design a scalable notification system for a global application?"
Past Projects: "Can you describe a challenging technical problem you solved in your previous job?"
HR is very helpful. He provided me tons of documentations to prep the interview which includes types of questions. They also provide example questions and answers. The HR spent two calls to guide me through the interview process and how to prep the interview.
Normal 5 loop interview. No surprises. No coding interview. Nothing out of the ordinary. All remote. Very helpful recruiter. Hiring Manager interview was a bit odd, but maybe I was tired
Phone screening by HR. Regular tell me about yourself question, and emphasis on being technical as a must. There will be quite a few rounds of interview, and the first one will contain a system design validating your technical skills.