I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon in Sep 2011
Interview
They directly invited me for onsite interview. They do a short orientation first and then it's the pizza lunch time. After that the interview started. I have seen 4 people that day, 45 min for each round, white board coding. All tech questions, covering BST, SQL, Linked List and brain teasing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A sorted array has been rotated. Find the largest and smallest number.
OA contained 2 coding questions and then followed by a multiple choice question on behavioral where they emphasized a lot on their leadership rules which you can find on their website
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is customer obsession and how do you apply it
Could not use AI during the first interview. The recruiter was helpful in the screener but the coding exam was tough including the take home test. Did a few Leetcode examples but apparently that wasn't enough.
Applied online via the company careers page. Received a reply from HR within a few weeks inviting me to an initial
screening call over Teams. Process also included an online coding assessment sent as a pre-interview step.
Communication from HR was professional, prompt, and friendly throughout the scheduling stage.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Standard background and motivation questions — what attracted me to the company, and a walk-through of recent
