I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2010
Interview
Questions they asked were very simple. Their interviews are VERY technical. They grill you even on phone. I was asked all the basic concepts of Java and 2 programs 1. What kind of classes will a Library program consists of. 2. Write a program to reverse an array.
Also some other questions were Explain some issues / bugs you resolved in your current project.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
What are design patterns and describe Publisher Subscriber pattern and Singleton Pattern
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