I applied through college or university. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Sep 2011
Interview
I had a total of 4 interviews.
My 1st interview consisted of problems based on trees and linked lists. I was asked to code all my algorithms.
My 2nd interview consisted of questions based on algorithms, he was interested in my logic and did not ask me to code anything.
My 3rd interview asked me a basic algorithm questions and we went back and forth discussing the solution. After he was fully satisfies he asked me to code it. There were some mistakes in the code which he hinted at and I quickly corrected them.
My 4th interview was mainly to check my motivation for the job and the interviewer asked me to design an elevator system.
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