I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2023
Interview
For Contractors :
Round 1 : Online Assessment
2 hackerrank questions with language of your choice
Round 2: Front-end question HTML based
Round 3: Design question
Question related to Map
Round 4 : Hiring manager Round
Behavioral round + system Design
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Self introduction
Behavioral Questions : Amazon Leadership principles, Answer in STAR format
Cannot disclose exact questions but leetcode medium questions
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