Resume Screen: Recruiters first review resumes to shortlist candidates with relevant experience and skills. Around 90% do not pass this step, so tailoring the resume for the role is critical.
Recruiter Call: If your resume clears, a recruiter conducts a 30-45 minute phone screen to assess qualifications, discuss your background, evaluate fit with Amazon’s Leadership Principles, and talk about role expectations and compensation.
Online Assessments: Candidates for technical roles usually take coding tests on platforms like Codility or HackerRank, solving algorithm-focused problems within a time limit.
Phone Screens: This may include 1-2 technical interviews conducted remotely, covering coding, data structures, algorithms, and sometimes system design, along with behavioral questions.
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.
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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