I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
I was mainly asked a bunch of behavioral questions along with past projects and my current job. The technical/whiteboard questions were pretty easy, just have to know your data structures and algorithms.
One (out of four) of the interviewers kept questioning my whiteboard work because she couldn't understand it. Which made it feel weird as to why she was interviewing me, it took like 5-10 minutes of explaining before it clicked (it was simple matrix index searching using BFS).
About a week later, I got denied and told was with 6-12 months development experience under my belt they think I'd be a good fit. They knew my current position isn't dev work, so their response is a bit odd... oh well, on to the next.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Simple questions based on common data structures/algorithms, just study.
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