I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2011
Interview
The interviewer was friendly and started telling about amazon.com and later told me to explain about my background. Later ask me to describe challenging role faced in latest project. OOPS concepts, UML diagrams, and implementation of that diagram. Most of time where around the class diagram, implementation and some scenario based on the UML diagram. He asked me to design Company Organization UML diagram (include all methods) with following constraints:
1. Manager can have some manager or workers reporting to him
2. No body should report to workers
3. Include functionality like ADD, Search, Remove Employee (how and where you will implement these methods).
He told me that I can expect second round with hardcore coding.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
I am your student can you please explain me HashTable? What is chaining?
Please give example.
There are 199 elements in array. It has only one distinct value? How will find this distinct value? Also for solution please tell about O(n)?How can you make it more efficient?
Design a generic UML diagram for an organization that can be implemented for all the companies (from small to large)? Include reporting structure, adding, search, and removing employee.
Great interview process with three rounds, including a technical assessment and a technical interview. The interviewers were professional and supportive throughout the process. The questions mainly focused on DSA, problem-solving, and core technical concepts. The discussions were engaging and provided a good opportunity to demonstrate technical skills. Overall, the process was well-structured, smooth, transparent, and a very positive experience.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Sydney)
Interview
I can't comment much. I submitted an application for the software engineer position, and not even a minute later, I received an auto rejection email from Amazon (never received an online assessment).
2 behavioral 2 coding not very difficult. Behavioral is tell me about a time you took responsibility beyond your role and biggest accomplishment. The process is exactly the guideline they posted for interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a time you took responsibility beyond your role