I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Apr 2025
Interview
Interview Process at Amazon:
I received a call from HR informing me about the interview process. The complete process consisted of the following rounds:
Online Test (Round 1):
This was the initial screening round.
It included 2 DSA coding questions:
One was based on Dynamic Programming (DP)
The other was based on Graphs
Technical Interviews (Rounds 2 & 3):
Two rounds focused on core data structures, algorithms, and problem-solving skills
Questions covered optimal approaches and real-time debugging
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me two DSA questions during the interview:
LeetCode 767 – Reorganize String:
I started by explaining the brute-force approach to the problem. After that, they asked me to come up with an optimal solution. I was able to derive the correct optimal approach during the discussion, but I couldn’t implement the most efficient version within the interview timeframe. At first, the problem seemed difficult under pressure, but in hindsight, it turned out to be quite manageable.
LeetCode 22: Generate Parentheses
I understood the problem well and was able to explain the optimized backtracking solution. However, due to time constraints, they didn’t ask me to write the code.
Interview by recuriter, Phone interview over Chime with one easy Leet code problem and 2 behavioral questions. Although the interviewer was very casual at the start of the conversation, it quickly changed into behavioral questions at the start.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Encoding optimization algorithm and talk about a project you did recently.
First round is just leet code coding which screens through AI before going into live coding. Pretty simple and straighforward. Not too tough. Recruiter walks through it pretty nicely. Not sure how many rounds there are exactly
After submitting my application for the Software Engineer position, I received an invitation to complete an automated Online Assessment (OA). The assessment consisted of standard coding challenges, primarily focusing on algorithmic and data structure problems. Unfortunately, a few days after submitting my solutions for the assessment, I received an email informing me that I would not be moving forward in the interview process and was rejected.