I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Jun 2016
Interview
One written round followed by multiple interview rounds.
Process started at 10:
Written round had 2 simple programs + 1 test case related question.
Had to wait for 4-5 hours for the 1st round of interview after the written round.
Not a positive experience as nothing seemed to be in place. Too much time taken, no food/information till 4pm.
Interviewer wanted the answer only in the language that he knew. Python solution was rejected saying use java/c++.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Written:
Simple programs related to number reversal without using Array, Finding the pairs forming a particular sum from a given array.
PI:
Explaining the logic used for solving the questions in the written test.
Only programming questions were asked even for SDET interviews.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
It was an on campus recruitment. The process took 2 days . The first 3 rounds in day 1 and the rest of the process in day 2. A thorough knowledge on Data structures and algorithms is required.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1 st round : Technical aptitude on CN,DBMS,OS,Data Structures,And programming
2 nd round: Written coding round. 2 questions were give on arrays,strings which can also be solved using other data structures.
3 rd round: It was based on testing and troubleshooting.
4th round: Questions on data structures --question on tree,and a general question using array was asked.
5th round: Personal HR +technical HR...few basic questions and a problem solving scenario was given.They expect the candidate to use an appropriate data structure.
I applied through college or university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Jan 2016
Interview
It was conducted through college, First was online programming and quiz, next , two rounds of technical interview. Multiple choice questions were based on linux, operating systems, database management system.Around 40 students were shortlisted for interview round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1)Merging of two sorted arrays
2)Parenthesis matching
Interview questions:
Sort the digits of a number in efficient manner,
Given a linked list with N nodes, Reverse the list in a group of 'k' nodes.
Polynomial addition using linked list
Convert BST to dll