I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in June 2017
Interview
Interviewed for AWS team.
First round was a 2 question online screen. Both questions were not that hard. One was related to strings and other was DFS.
Was invited on-site after the online-test. They put me in a good hotel in Downtown Seattle. Had 4 rounds back to back. Questions were easy. One was a hard round with DP (bar raiser?)
Didn't get the offer. Sad thing is they don't give feedback. Even though you nail the technical questions, the behavioral ones are a pain where you have to imagine being in a situation even if you have not experienced it at work before.
Tips: Practice strings, trees, graphs, linked lists, DPs, System Design, and behavioral.
Sources for prep: CTCI, Leetcode
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in June 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together