I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA)
Interview
I was contacted by Amazon.com recruiter, and decided to speak to him out of curiosity (I already had a job and was happy there). There was no phone interview per se, in person interview look was quickly arranged.
I had five 1:1 interviews, one of which was a lunch where I was the one asking questions. Of course, they all count, no matter if I am answering or asking questions. Each of the other four interviews included a programming question, and having read GlassDoor reviews in advance, I knew almost all would include some sort of hash table. Two were developers, three were managers.
I received a call the next day that they would extend the offer. But I did not receive the offer for three weeks. When I did, it was not to my satisfaction. Attempt to negotiate was not successful, so I declined.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
One of the interviewers asked me to implement a file system. What was in particular frustrating is that he left is so open ended as to the level of detail required, yet expected a specific answer and was unhappy that I took a different approach.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Jul 2012
Interview
2 telephone interviews
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1st telephone round:
1)about project
2)Given BST tree and a value which is in BST. Find the inorder successor of the given value in BST.
3)Given single linked list. Do the pair reversal of the list.
Given
1->2->3->4->5
output:
2->1->4->3->5
2nd telephone round:
1)About projects
2)Given an array with size n. Find the element which is repeated more than n/2 times.
3)Design a automated parking system.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
Was an offsite interview with a specific team from HQ. A few members of the team had come down to fill up some positions. They have a ton of openings (meaning loads of cool roles you could fit into) and the recruiters are not just judging you for specific requirements. The interviews will be done to see if you would fit into the organization.. and then comes the question of your fit into the team. Very professional and thorough.. All the interviewers were very polite and will work with (help) you to get your ideas flowing!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There were some product(y) questions that might be very specific to their online sales business. Be prepared to think on your feet and don't be afraid to ask questions.