I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (London, England) in Mar 2022
Interview
1. First there was an online assessment on Coding, Behavioral Questions & System Design Questions.
2. Then there was a interview with the HR/Recruiter, who talks with you virtually, to check if you are aligned with Amazon values.
3. Then 4 onsite interview takes place (virtually). In a single day, one after the other. They focus on different topics, i.e. leadership, algorithm, DS, Coding etc.
4. If they proceed with you, then you will get to pick a team or get picked by a team, also get the offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The most common questions along all the processes, was leadership question, i.e. "Tell me about the time you failed to do a task, how did you manage?", "Tell me about a time, when you were right & you had to convince your team/colleague?"
Surprisingly easy — I expected tougher questions, but the coding round felt more like a warm-up. The main challenge was a DSA problem about counting islands in a 2D grid, which led to a discussion on DFS versus BFS and handling large grids. Funny enough, I had revisited that exact type of question while prepping on PracHub, which made me feel more confident. The interview wrapped up with a behavioral round, and I accepted an offer, but ultimately decided to decline it for another opportunity. Overall, it was a smooth experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands — given a 2D grid of '1's (land) and '0's (water), count the number of connected islands. Walk through DFS vs BFS, and discuss how to avoid revisiting cells (in-place mutation vs visited set) and what changes if the grid is huge and must stream from disk.
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.
Um teste de código online, se aprovado, vai para o loop. O loop é 4 entrevistas seguidas, duas em inglês e duas em português. 3 entrevistas técnicas de código, todas as 4 têm pergunta de liderança.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Pergunta historicas baseada nos principios de lideranca da amazon.