I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Aug 2012
Interview
referred by an employee and got contacted by a recruiter to setup 2 phone screens then invited to Seattle for an onsite interview with 5 sessions. Amazon is pretty good at responding interview feedbacks, they usually get back to you in two days. But since I was busy that time, the whole process took one month. I thought the interview went well but didn't get offer.
Interview questions [4]
Question 1
Given 4 points, write a method to determine if the 4th point is in the triangle made by the first 3 points
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Feb 2012
Interview
When the recruiter approached me, I have asked for intermediate position, instead of telling me I may not be qualified, they sign me up for SDE I anyway. I did not understand their corporate structure so I had no idea. I should have suspected it when I find the interview questions so easy I can answer them in my sleep. In retrospect, my job is so operational in nature, they shouldn't have asked me computer science questions. Just test me on my ability to follow a huge amount of trivial instruction, I would have rightly failed. They didn't tell me that I would have to pay back my relocation expense in the contract, except that I have to... Now I am trapped in a job I suck at
Two to three rounds of telephone interviews, followed by full day in-person interview in the Dublin office. Technically very tough questions in all areas, designed to see how well-rounded the candidate is and which areas he/she is strong in. Very mentally tiring after several rounds of these!
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tricky algorithm problems and puzzles that you must solve on the spot, in front of the whiteboard and explain the solution.