The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Mar 2010
Interview
This wasn't an interview, rather a visit arranged by my school. All the people I met there were software engineers, very intelligent and nice people. They had almost zero attitude. They know what they are doing, and like what they are doing. Otherwise it is almost impossible to tackle the daily problems they solve. It is challenging, but thinking the scope of the impact they have around the world, makes very much sense. I would love to work there after I graduate, because I like the challenge.
Interview by recuriter, Phone interview over Chime with one easy Leet code problem and 2 behavioral questions. Although the interviewer was very casual at the start of the conversation, it quickly changed into behavioral questions at the start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Encoding optimization algorithm and talk about a project you did recently.
First round is just leet code coding which screens through AI before going into live coding. Pretty simple and straighforward. Not too tough. Recruiter walks through it pretty nicely. Not sure how many rounds there are exactly
After submitting my application for the Software Engineer position, I received an invitation to complete an automated Online Assessment (OA). The assessment consisted of standard coding challenges, primarily focusing on algorithmic and data structure problems. Unfortunately, a few days after submitting my solutions for the assessment, I received an email informing me that I would not be moving forward in the interview process and was rejected.