I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2024
Interview
Interview Structure: 3 Rounds, 45 Minutes Each (Virtual)
Round 1: Behavioral and Technical Interview
• Focus: Leadership Principles (LP), Resume Review, and a few technical questions based on your resume.
• Questions:
1. Can you describe a project that you found the most interesting?
2. Can you share a project you initiated on your own, outside of your professional journey or curriculum?
3. Tell me about a time when you took on a task that wasn’t part of your job or responsibility.
4. Can you recall a time when you focused on short-term goals instead of long-term ones?
5. Describe a time when you faced an obstacle and how you handled it.
Round 2: Object-Oriented Design
• Task: Design a parking lot system.
• Approach: Designed classes in Java.
Round 3: Coding Round
• Questions:
1. Validate Anagram: Solved first using a brute force method, followed by optimization using HashMaps.
2. Group Anagrams: Solved using HashMaps.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Can you describe a project that you found the most interesting?
2. Can you share a project you initiated on your own, outside of your professional journey or curriculum?
3. Tell me about a time when you took on a task that wasn’t part of your job or responsibility.
4. Can you recall a time when you focused on short-term goals instead of long-term ones?
5. Describe a time when you faced an obstacle and how you handled it.
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
I applied through university. I interviewed at Amazon (Patiala) in June 2026
Interview
Amazing process, was asked 2 dsa questions then hashmap internals and then basic introduction in dsa question i was given hints too, ovrall a great experience, will recommend everyone in the house