I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Dec 2011
Interview
Called at the exact minute and immediately started technical questions. Interviewer was asking for the basic layout plan of the program. I didn't have to read any specific lines of code. You can ask questions at the end.
Articulating your thoughts are most important here. You can have a few minutes to think about the layout. So I would recommend having a sheet of paper in front of you, draw out what you need and spend the rest of your time thinking about how to translate that picture through the phone. (I did not articulate well, so I had to go over what I said a lot)
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 Jun 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