I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2009
Interview
there were 2 phone screens before full day inhouse interview
there were 2 phone screens before full day inhouse interview
on phone : they asked data structures and problem solving questions
1. string reversal
2. binary tree
3. oops concept
in house :
1. db session , asked to write outer join queries
2. design session : write a design for a bus stand
3. tricky session : they gave me a puzzle - related to cryptography keys
4. find least common ancestors in a binary tree
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