I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2011
Interview
Applied Online and received an interview request in a week, scheduled a phone interview the next week.
Consisted of two 45 minutes phone interviews, the first one was purely technical with questions related to Data Structures, Algorithms, Coding- there were 3 coding questions where we are supposed to write code on paper and read it aloud, the second was mostly HR type questions about projects and experiences and 1 coding question.
Interviewers are mostly looking for your though process, give the first answer u can come up with and then start building on it ( on the basis of time complexities, memory etc )
Interview questions [5]
Question 1
How would you count the number of words in a string consisting of uneven number of spaces between words( not dictionary words)? With and without library functions.
I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Jan 2010
Interview
Two 45 minute in person interviews with engineers. Overall very relaxed atmosphere. Interviewers were dressed casually. Mostly open ended technical questions. Only 1 question where interviewer was looking for a specific answer. Cared more about general problem solving ability and thought process. Got a decision in < 24 hours after interviews.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Discuss some factors that are relevant in determining which items in a warehouse should be shipped first.