I applied online. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in May 2013
Interview
After two phone interviews that involved coding exercises on a collaborative coding tool, I was invited for a day long onsite interview. There were six sessions of back to back interviews, with a short break for lunch. The interviews themselves focused on my interest in the organization, my technical interests, depth and breadth, my design and coding skills, and my professional culture and ethics. The interview environment was very relaxed, even at points when I struggled with coding issues the interviewer was encouraging and obviously interested minimizing the inevitable pressures of interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe how you resolved a professional disagreement with your manager/supervisor?
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