I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Vancouver, BC) in Dec 2021
Interview
First interview was to solve 2 problems online on time without interviewer.
After was "On Site".
4 interviews by 45 min each. 2 coding, 1 design and 1 Leadership.
Every one of them have had Leadership & Behavioural questions for the first part of interview.
Didn't enjoy the interview over all.
The schedule was not provided and each of the interviews was a surprise on which one is that.
One of the interviewers gave me an angry look when I tried to repeat on what I understood from his words. Would never expect that from an interviewer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Codding questions leatcode like.
Find the shortest path in a 2d array with obstacles.
I received an Online Assessment (OA) invitation from Amazon. The assessment consisted of two coding questions of medium to hard difficulty, focusing on data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills. The questions required efficient solutions with optimized time and space complexity. After the OA, shortlisted candidates typically proceed to one or more technical interview rounds covering coding, system design, and behavioral questions based on Amazon's Leadership Principles.
Applied online via career site, received OA link within 2 days and cleared it, Round 1- DSA, Round-2 DSA, Round 3- System Design, Round 4- Mixed Technical Discussion and Behavioral.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Number of Islands (LC 200 - Medium): You are heavily advised to know how to traverse connected components using a 2D grid.
Interview involved one screening OA and one final day, 3 back to back interviews, one technical, one behavioral and one mix. Focused on leader ship principles and DSA and algo
