I applied through college or university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Bengaluru) in Aug 2013
Interview
First round is online technical written test where 20 MCQ questions were asked from topics like Data structures, Operating Systems, Algorithms, Networking, Databases. Along with the MCQ there are 2 coding questions where you need to write the desired functionality using any of your language preferred. Main program will be hidden and you need to write the program in the text area where you can check the output/errors by clicking on Compile and Run button. Many people find this kind of compiler is difficult to code.
Followed by 2 Technical rounds each of around 75 - 90 mins. They will test your analytical, logical approach to the problems and expect you to code them in the best way possible (optimizing space and time). All the border conditions will be checked if we have missed anything or not.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain about the garbage collection? If you want to implement the garbage collection in any of your preferred language, how do you code the manual garbage collection function.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Dec 2013
Interview
The interview was fairly easy. There were 5 rounds. Started off with a lunch round with the interviewers. Followed by 4 back-to back interviews. The interviewers were friendly and engaging. I was expecting a positive reply from them but unfortunately could not predict their results as to why they reject you!