I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Portland, OR) in Dec 2016
Interview
It's Online Assessment, including 75 min for coding and 15 min for culture survey.
75 min coding: The time is limited and showed on screen, totally two algorithm questions, the library should import by yourself when coding.
15 min survey actually is not time limited.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. find-all-anagrams-in-a-string
2. find common ancestor for a n-ary tree
These two questions have to use JAVA to solve.
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