Software Developer applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 63.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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I applied through college or university. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Oct 2012
Interview
Was contacted for a phone interview from the campus recruiter. Followed up with a total of three phone interviews before being flown to Seattle for an onsite interview. Questions consisted of basic data structures and some concepts.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design a system for elevators with multiple lobbies and multiple areas of access (ie one elevator can open at floors 1-5, another from 3-7, etc)
I applied in-person. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2012
Interview
I applied at a tech fair and then got called for an interview. There were two rounds of interviews. The interviewers were very professional, polite, and helpful.