I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon (Hyderabad) in Apr 2012
Interview
1 written test and 4 rounds of onsite technical in person interviews.
The written test was in Bangalore. and the Onsite interviews happened in Hyderabad.
The written test was very difficult. I think I did not answer even one query also correctly. But I tried to put my approach to every query asked in the written test
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I don't remember the exact interview questions. But this is not like the regular interviews you come across. You will not be asked definitions for anything.
Only if you have some brains you will be able to crack it.
Also the interviewer will not see if you completely answer everything. They mainly look at your problem solving abilities
I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2016
Interview
I got the call from the recruiter and scheduling the interview was very quick, done with an advance of 6 days. To be honest, the interview went based on the books. He started of with basic questions and moved to couple of queries. I'm very much surprised as the interviewer was expecting what he wanted me to say. I'm sorry to say this, I felt the interview looked so biased and he kept demotivating with comments like "I have already said that...", "these are basics", "we cannot give more time for each question", etc. I understand the process of interview and I have been interviewer. If they are not interested in the interviewee, they should have rejected the profile, rather than doing interview for name sake. Based on my experience with Amazon, the organization should really focus on the interviewer's skills and abilities as they represent the organization to the world and should be conveying the right values.
Questions asked about what you can contribute to amazon if you are hired for the position. what is your future goals. What are the challenges faced. weakness, strengths, positives and favorite programming language