I applied through university. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in June 2011
Interview
The interview process consisted of two phone interviews. The first interviewer was very enthusiastic and asked a few technical questions as well as questions about my background. After that was over he told me some things about himself and allowed me to ask questions. The second interviewer didn't really seem to be interested and just asked a single technical question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a file find the characters that appear the most often.
OA contained 2 coding questions and then followed by a multiple choice question on behavioral where they emphasized a lot on their leadership rules which you can find on their website
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is customer obsession and how do you apply it
Could not use AI during the first interview. The recruiter was helpful in the screener but the coding exam was tough including the take home test. Did a few Leetcode examples but apparently that wasn't enough.
Applied online via the company careers page. Received a reply from HR within a few weeks inviting me to an initial
screening call over Teams. Process also included an online coding assessment sent as a pre-interview step.
Communication from HR was professional, prompt, and friendly throughout the scheduling stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard background and motivation questions — what attracted me to the company, and a walk-through of recent