I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Cape Town) in Dec 2020
Interview
It was 6 interviews on site. 3 behavioral and 3 technical. It was a long process about 1 hour sessions with 30 minute breaks in between. They were polite and questioning was in line with online prep
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a times you had to resolve a conflict on team you worked on.
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Washington, DC)
Interview
Applied with a referral. Got the OA that week and completed it. Was not able to solve one of the OA questions in there completely. 3 rounds. First round was behavioral. Second round was technical included two leetcode medium problems and last round was system design about designing a messenger app.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design whatsapp and a habit tracker app
Leetcode graph medium question
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services
Interview
The overall experience exceeded expectations due to the exceptional attention to detail, consistently professional communication, thoughtful execution, and impressive reliability throughout the entire process. Every aspect was handled efficiently, resulting in a seamless, highly satisfactory outcome that demonstrated both expertise and a strong commitment to quality.
Interview was conducted well. Questions were fair, just wasn't prepared well enough. Brush up on your data structures and basic algorithms. The programming language used doesn't matter. Prepare past experiences stories beforehand so you are ready when asked about an experience.