The interview process for Amazon Web Services' software engineering role was challenging yet rewarding. It tested problem-solving, coding skills, and system design knowledge. Interviewers were professional, and the questions focused on real-world applications, data structures, and scalability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a scalable URL shortening service like Bitly. How would you handle high availability and database bottlenecks?
It was an online coding assesment followed by behavioral questions. There were 2 coding questions and they were quite difficult. There behavioral part gauges your consistency. There were also questions about database at the end.
I applied online. The process took 6 months. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2024
Interview
OA with two coding questions and work style assesment. After that, I got invited for 3 Virtual onsite interviews in one day.
Finished onsite interviews on a Friday and got offered the following Monday.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
"Tell me about a time when ..." type of question and a lot of follow ups.