I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Dec 2014
Interview
There was a test on Hackerrank.com which consisted of MCQs and coding questions. There were 3 rounds of technical interview. In each round of the interview I was asked a question based on algorithms & datastructures. Initially in each round you are expected to come up with an algorithm for a problem they provide to you. After you have derived to decent algorithm you need to write an "amazon" quality code on a piece paper.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In 2nd round of interview problem posed to me was a bit difficult with non-intuitive solution. It took a while even with interviewer's help to reach to a good algorithm.
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
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Santa Clara, CA) in June 2026
Interview
Recruiter reached out and set up an onsite loop after the initial steps. Four back to back rounds in one day. Two coding heavy rounds run by senior engineers, one round with the hiring manager, and one behavioral round with a bar raiser. Mix of leadership principles and data structures throughout. Heard back within a week.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard BFS grid problem. Given a grid, find the time for all cells to reach a target state where the spread happens one layer at a time.
How did you answer: Clarified the constraints, walked through the approach, then coded a clean BFS from all starting points at once. Tracked the number of layers until everything was covered.