I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Dec 2019
Interview
There were one online coding rounds consists of two coding questions . I'd solved both the questions. After 2 weeks , I got mail for interview at their office .
There were 2 rounds of interview . Each round consists of 2 to 4 problems , you need to write the optimized code on the paper .
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Maximum Contiguous Subarray Problem(kadane's algorithm )
Find all the leaves of BST .
i applied online around october, got the OA around march/april originally for summer but headcount was reached so i expressed interest in being considered for their fall internship. they reached out in late may and got my interview scheduled in june
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
LP behavioral questions, questions about gen ai and how i incorporate them. lc4 and lc130
LC top 100 tagged — would recommend doing the top 100 and it is likely you will have question from there — the first 40 mins were behavioral lp, then the technical
The Quick DSA Check: A 20-minute easy question usually means the company treats coding as a baseline filter rather than a tool to stump you. They want to see clean code, good communication, and proper edge-case handling without the stress of a complex puzzle.
The Deep Dive: Spending time on your projects and tech stack allows you to show ownership. Interviewers love to see why you chose a specific technology and how you handle technical trade-offs.
The Behavioral Weight: A full 30 minutes dedicated to behavioral questions means this team deeply cares about culture fit, communication, and how you collaborate under pressure.