I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Sep 2011
Interview
Nothing really out of the ordinary. A little bit of preparation could have helped.
- Big O notation for Collections
- Design an object model for furniture company, hint: composition is the key
- Design data model for an e-shop and write sql (yes, over the phone) to retrieve customers/orders
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Design a data model for a Furniture company where each item needs to have a Type and a Material facets to it.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru)
Interview
The interview process consisted of an online assessment followed by two technical interview rounds and one behavioral round. The technical rounds focused on Data Structures, Algorithms, Java, and problem-solving skills. The behavioral round covered Amazon Leadership Principles and past project experiences. The interviewers were professional and the process was well structured.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Q: Find the first non-repeating character in a string.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Tel Aviv)
Interview
Amazon's home assignment test involves receiving a coding or case study assignment, completing it independently within a specified deadline (usually a few days), and submitting it for team review. I got an answer after 2 days
Had a screening from recruiter, then a follow up phone interview.
Had been asked to take an assessment and I flunked it.
I had hard time managing the time in 45 min window.
