I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (San Jose, CA) in Jun 2020
Interview
The process is very smooth and easy, just need some time to pay attention on those edge cases. It is not that hard to figure out all cases.
You should be able to solve questions in given time
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Reorder Data in Log Files
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those are very easy question that you can find online
It started with an OA, and then after a few weeks, I got invited to four rounds of interviews: technical and behavioral at 3 of the 4, and behavioral only at one.
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Calgary, AB) in Jun 2026
Interview
Online Assessment is the first step in the process. I didn’t have an HR phone screening and went straight to the OA after applying. It was sent to me about a week after I submitted my application.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The first question is LeetCode style algorithms question, and the second question gives a full stack repo (choice of Java, NodeJS, or Django) and asks to solve a backend issue which is causing a bug in the frontend. Unit tests must pass to pass the second question. You can run both backend/frontend indivdually or together