I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Amazon in Mar 2021
Interview
Applied though referral, received online coding assessment, 2 easy-medium leetcode. Then a phone screen with recruiter, technical phone, and onsite with four rounds with 3 developers and manager. Recruiters were very fast and responsive.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Four rounds mix of behavioral and technical. Medium LC, OOP, and Systems. Focus on Leadership Principles. Practice coding out loud and fast. Ran out of time for one of them.
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
Interview involved one screening OA and one final day, 3 back to back interviews, one technical, one behavioral and one mix. Focused on leader ship principles and DSA and algo
