I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Herndon, VA) in Jan 2025
Interview
I was interviewed for the database role. First, there was an assessment and the initial call. Then, there was the telephonic interview. This was where i was rejected. It was a smooth process, interviews were scheduled very quickly.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
Questions about database migration and how to troubleshoot issues when migrating databases.
The interview was smooth. Recruiter reached out with an invitation to an online assessment, then a phone interview 1 hour and interview loop scheduled after that. It had 4 rounds
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Depends on the domain of the role. I had Networking domain, so most questions were on Linux and troubleshooting.
It was difficult , questions about os and computer network and one easy coding question , the coding question was prime number question, also asked behavioural questions which are to be answered in STAR format
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Ashburn, VA) in Sept 2025
Interview
There were 4 interview phases. The first one was personality based and generic, the following were all technical with different individuals. It was a standard interview but I’d say you get brownie points for knowing their leadership principles.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What are the differences between UDP vs TCP protocols?