I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2020
Interview
Online round (rejected), there were debugging question, aptitude questions and two coding question and then followed by personality test.Debugging questions were 7 in number and were easy, two coding questions were there one on binary search in2-d matrix and other on linkedlist.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Binary seacrh in 2-d matrix where every row and column was sorted and we have to search for an element.
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.
