The interview process was relatively short compared to the other SWE internships, but HR is pretty slow and unresponsive. Interview invites always come from no reply emails, and they take a long time to decide in between interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Demonstrating leadership principles such as learn and be curious.
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA)
Interview
OA followed by one video interview. Scheduled for 1 hour but only lasted about 45 minutes. Mix of technical coding and behavioral questions. Whole process took a couple months (1 month between OA and interview and almost 1 month for offer after)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Code a solution to this problem. Then discussed some of the leadership principles and asked behavioral questions related to that.
I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2025
Interview
Very disorganized, only ever contacted through emails, and often took up to weeks for a reply. When trying to schedule a time for interviews, I often got ghosted and had to reach out multiple times in order to get a response.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a time when you had to make a decision without leadership and with deadlines approaching.
